Braid Rope? (original) (raw)

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  How Do They...?
  1997 8 films
  Everybody loves a good "how-to" film. Here we've assembled a selection of short films demonstrating how to do everything from getting the centres in chocolates to recycling paper.

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How Do They Braid Rope? is a fascinating visual voyage through the twists and turns of rope-making. The How Do They...? series is comprised of short films that reveal the mysteries behind how everyday things are made. A film without words.

• director
  Don White
• cinematographer
  Ken Kuramoto
• editor
  Shirley Claydon
• sound recording
  Rick Bal
• assistant camera
  James Tocher
  Mark Pitkethly
• lighting
  Andre Fernandes
  Ian Barrett
• sound design
  Gael MacLean
• re-recording engineer
  Michael Colomby
• audio post-production
  Airwaves Sound Design
• on-line services
  Rainmaker Digital Pictures
• series conceived by
  Don White
• production supervisor
  Kathryn Lynch
• program administrator
  Bruce Hagerman
• producer
  George Johnson
• executive producer
  Svend-Erik Eriksen

Ages 9 to 14

Study Guide

School subjects

Pre-screening: Discuss many of the ways that machines have been developed to make our lives easier. Have students discuss the part of the rope braiding process they found most intriguing. Have students suggest some products they would like to know more about, in terms of how they are made.

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