Moving Image:Behind the Lens - A Camera Goes to College

Behind the Lens: A Camera Goes to College is a short film from 1940 released on 35mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.

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Behind the Lens: A Camera Goes to College
Produced by	Handy (Jam) Organization
Production company	Handy (Jam) Organization
Distributed by	Handy (Jam) Organization
Release date	1940
Running time	8:00
Language	English

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Shot List

1. 06:05:33:04 06:05:35:20 LS movie theater audience watching love scene on screen
2. 06:05:59:18 06:06:05:22 HA LS man walking by mowing lawn / PAN down to freshly cut grass
3. 06:06:30:29 06:06:39:12 CU time-lapse photography of dandelions growing
4. 06:06:39:19 06:06:49:23 LS time-lapse camera set up taking pictures at long intervals / flash of light for each picture
5. 06:06:50:14 06:07:07:19 CU time-lapse photography of two roses blossoming at different rates / comparative study
6. 06:07:16:23 06:07:25:27 LS PAN 2 men behind camera filming woman doing cartwheels + somersaults outside on grass
7. 06:07:25:28 06:07:50:26 LS PAN woman doing a backward somersault outside on grass / high-speed photography
8. 06:07:51:25 06:08:01:04 VS MS woman shooting arrow at target + hitting bull's-eye / high-speed photography
9. 06:08:15:15 06:08:24:13 LS 2 sets of hands holding cat upside down + dropping it / cat landing on its feet / high-speed photography
10. 06:08:25:09 06:08:45:02 HA LS PAN cameraman in helmet lying on platform attached to bumber of 1930s Chevrolet / second man stepping into car + driving off / man filming car's shocks for motion study
11. 06:08:55:12 06:09:03:21 CU high-speed photography of front tire + shock absorber of car driving on bumpy road
12. 06:09:03:23 06:09:07:23 ECU car tire driving over rocks on bumpy dirt road / absorbing shock
13. 06:09:40:24 06:09:54:08 LS TS side view 1940 Chevrolet driving over wood blocks / motion study showing car's shock absorbtion
14. 06:10:46:21 06:11:02:05 ANIMATION / diagram showing how Schlieren photography works / camera filming a lit match
15. 06:11:03:13 06:11:15:28 ECU disembodied hand lighting match stick / rippling heat waves bursting out from match shown in schlieren photogrpahy
16. 06:12:06:22 06:12:13:07 CU disembodied hands shaking / heat waves emanating out from hands shown through schlieren photography / AUDIO
17. 06:12:13:09 06:12:18:27 CU disembodied hands in limp hand shake