DANCES WITH LIGHT

This is the shorter of the two reels (if you're in bit of a rush).

The thumbnail for this reel is most interesting.  Charles Koppelman, the director of Dumbarton Bridge, wanted a shot of the San Francisco skyline from the Bridge.  SF downtown is twenty miles  away.   We went there several times in prep and you couldn't even see the San Mateo bridge through the haze.   But I rented a 600mm lens for the actual shoot just in case and the night before it rained all night and stopped just before we got there. Remarkably SF was visible as a hazy blur  and I made it my first shot at dawn.  Right after we shot the actual scene the sun came over the Berkeley Hills,  caught the skyscrapers with its golden light and turned SF into OZ .  I got the 600 out again and that's the shot you see.  Remarkably some kind of mirage had obliterated the San Mateo Bridge and it looked like the trucks and cars were floating on air.   Walter Murch saw the shot and told Charles he better start his movie with it.  You can see it in motion at the end of the reel.
  • HOME
    • BIO
  • Color Correction
    • REBEL l ANGEL
  • TV and Web Ads
    • Metamorphosis
    • Water Videos
    • Phoenix Cyberknife
    • Solar City
    • California Medical Weight Management
    • Moskowitz LLP
    • Sleeping Cutie: IndieGoGo Campaign
    • Commercials from the 80s and 90s
  • Music Videos
    • Jane Siberry: Mimi on the Beach
    • Laurie Lewis: "Hartfordtown 1933"
    • Tragically Hip: "Little Bones"
    • Bare Naked Ladies: Lovers in a Dangerous Time
    • Robert Priest: "Congo Toronto"
    • National Velvet "68 Hours"
    • Autumn Leaves
    • Bus # 9
    • Kim Michell: Might as well go for a Soda
    • Good Brothers: High Rollin' Heart
    • Picture Comes to Life: "No Words, No Speak"
    • Cindy Valentine : Victim of love
    • Chicago Girl
    • Murray McLauchlan: Me and Joey
  • EDITING
    • SNIFF (Trailer)
    • VARIAN carol keyes
    • THE MITZVAH
    • THE WATER MOVIES
    • TREE REMOVAL
    • CYBERKNIFE 30: TV SPOT
    • SNIFF
    • PLAYGROUND Ruben Grijalva Interview
    • PLAYGROUND Luskin Interview
    • PLAYGROUND Sampson Interview
  • Corporate
    • Charlie Levin Promo
    • UC Santa Cruz
    • Graham Tree Services
    • Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation: "All Ways Welcome"
    • St Mary's Center for Cancer
    • Coco's Dog Litter
    • Children of Alcoholics: "Tell Someone"
  • Drama
    • FEATURE DRAMA REEL (16x 9 format)
    • DP Drama Reels (TV FORMAT)
    • Sniff the Movie (Trailer)
    • My first Film : DOG
    • CLEAN-RITE COWBOY
    • Trigger Itchy FInger
  • Documentary
    • Kim Webster: Glass at the Autumn Lights Festival
    • Trailmix: Geese hand puppets
    • PlayGround
  • Dance
  • Animation
    • Eccolo Media Animation Demo
  • Contact
  • HOME
    • BIO
  • Color Correction
    • REBEL l ANGEL
  • TV and Web Ads
    • Metamorphosis
    • Water Videos
    • Phoenix Cyberknife
    • Solar City
    • California Medical Weight Management
    • Moskowitz LLP
    • Sleeping Cutie: IndieGoGo Campaign
    • Commercials from the 80s and 90s
  • Music Videos
    • Jane Siberry: Mimi on the Beach
    • Laurie Lewis: "Hartfordtown 1933"
    • Tragically Hip: "Little Bones"
    • Bare Naked Ladies: Lovers in a Dangerous Time
    • Robert Priest: "Congo Toronto"
    • National Velvet "68 Hours"
    • Autumn Leaves
    • Bus # 9
    • Kim Michell: Might as well go for a Soda
    • Good Brothers: High Rollin' Heart
    • Picture Comes to Life: "No Words, No Speak"
    • Cindy Valentine : Victim of love
    • Chicago Girl
    • Murray McLauchlan: Me and Joey
  • EDITING
    • SNIFF (Trailer)
    • VARIAN carol keyes
    • THE MITZVAH
    • THE WATER MOVIES
    • TREE REMOVAL
    • CYBERKNIFE 30: TV SPOT
    • SNIFF
    • PLAYGROUND Ruben Grijalva Interview
    • PLAYGROUND Luskin Interview
    • PLAYGROUND Sampson Interview
  • Corporate
    • Charlie Levin Promo
    • UC Santa Cruz
    • Graham Tree Services
    • Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation: "All Ways Welcome"
    • St Mary's Center for Cancer
    • Coco's Dog Litter
    • Children of Alcoholics: "Tell Someone"
  • Drama
    • FEATURE DRAMA REEL (16x 9 format)
    • DP Drama Reels (TV FORMAT)
    • Sniff the Movie (Trailer)
    • My first Film : DOG
    • CLEAN-RITE COWBOY
    • Trigger Itchy FInger
  • Documentary
    • Kim Webster: Glass at the Autumn Lights Festival
    • Trailmix: Geese hand puppets
    • PlayGround
  • Dance
  • Animation
    • Eccolo Media Animation Demo
  • Contact