 Using the format of John Grierson's "creative treatment of actuality", the film relied heavily on the work of the Audio Pictures studio, based in Toronto to chronicle the arrival, training and extracurricular activities of the recruits in Camp Borden.Working with sound editing by Ross Robinson, the Camp Borden material was edited by Alex Myers to provide a coherent story.The deep baritone voice of stage actor Lorne Greene was featured in the narration of "Letter from Camp Borden".