1. Stanley Hawes, a British documentary film producer working for the Canadian government, created a film in black and white about the industrial workers and production of railroads in Canada during World War 2. 2. The film used aerial and worm's eye view shots to attract attention and focus on how the railroads contributed to the war effort by making transportation of soldiers, materials, and food faster. 3. It portrayed industrial railroad workers as good, hard workers who helped change civilization for the better through their efforts.

1. Trans-Canada
Express
Figure 1 1

2. 1. Who
created this
message?
Stanley Hawes
- British born documentary
film producer
- canadian government or
the canadian defense
department
Figure 2

3. 2. What creative
techniques were
used to attract my
attention?
Figure 3
It was filmed in black and white and
mostly concentrated on the workers
and the production of the railroads.
Also it was filmed a lot in Aerial and
worm’s eye view.

4. Figure 4
3. How might different people understand
this message differently then me?
Some might think that railroads were a
genius creation and provided a much
easier way of transportation, but
others might think they damaged our
environment.

5. 4. What lifestyles,
values and point of
views are represented
in, or omitted in this
message?
The industrial workers
are represented in this
film.

6. 5. Why is
this message
being sent?
To show people that the
railroads contributed to
the war, and made it a lot
easier and faster for
Figure 5 soldiers to transport
materials and food.

7. Figure 6
6. What purposes did this film serve during the
Second World War? Imagine the director
explaining the importance of the film to a
skeptical government official.
It made people aware of how technology was
changing around the world and how it would
help soldiers survive longer and more
efficiently.

8. 7. How does the
film portray
industrial
workers?
It portrays them as good hard
workers who changed
civilization . It congratulates
them for their hard work.
Figure 7

9. Works Cited
Figure 1: http://www.mixedtraffic.net/war/casualties/
stpancras.jpg
Figure 2: http://www.abc.net.au/aplacetothink/images/
01_124714.jpg
Figure 3: http://www.vnerr.com/news/archives/news200511/
tramway1944.jpg
Figure 4: http://wwwdelivery.superstock.com/WI/223/255/
PreviewComp/SuperStock_255-35761.jpg
Figure 5: http://www.poconohistory.com/images/historyGraphics/
counties/CivilWarTrain.jpg
Figure 6: http://www.explorepahistory.com/images/
ExplorePAHistory-a0c0j1-a_349.jpg
Figure 7: http://www.kinglyheirs.com/CNE/
CNErailroadworkers1906.jpg