The local PBS station showed "Alone in the Wilderness," the story of a guywho went to the Arctic and built a log cabin (Obww) on a stunning lake undera mountain range. He carried a number of tools and made everything heneeded, including the entire cabin right from standing trees to a snug home.He felled and trimmed the logs with an ax, cut them them to length with ahand saw, fitted them with a draw knife. He made the door from planks heripped by hand, and made the hinges from wood with wooden pins.The film was in rough shape since he started a number of years ago and thestock has deteriorated since then, but still had a sense of the immensityand brutality of the wilderness. It appeared that he shot the film himself,using a tripod to shoot himself working, walking, etc. In many of the shotshis head is partially cut off and there are no shots of him in which thecamera moves.The film is narrated from his diary and it's amazing how such simple wordsand camera work can capture the majesty of the surroundings. I'm in awe ofthe man, whose name I never caught, and if I ever get lost in the woods, I'mcalling him. He's over 80 now, but I'm pretty sure he could save me.Bob

gene pool is sorely in need of a healthy dose of whatever it is that makesthem so.

I think this is the guy you are referencing: incredible story.RickMike wrote:news:...

Anybody see "Alone in the Wilderness?"

Aug 13, 2004 44 Replies

Rate this thread:

Edwin Pawlowski 21 years ago

argument/implication

True, but the opposite is somewhat true. If you choose to be a loner and shun the rest of society, you had better be self reliant to survive.

Vote

Swingman 21 years ago

True, but that way you don't contribute to the gene pool ... which goes right back to my original statment.

Vote

Mike 21 years ago

Not to minimize the incredible story, but I have watched this film repeatedly and there are at least two scenes shot by a camera person; one is which the camera pans following him walking, the other in which the camera is being carried hand-held by someone walking a short distance away.

Vote

Bob Schmall 21 years ago

I noticed that and assumed that the plane pilot was at the controls for a couple of very brief sequences. The protagonist was alone for 99 percent or so of the shots and in most the top of his head was cut off by the camera, which a second human operator would not do. I'm thinking the camera was on a tripod and the shots framed incorrectly..

Bob

Vote

Rick Stein 21 years ago

Vote

Join the Discussion

Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.

Didn't find your answer?

Ask the community — no account required