Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents Journeys Below the Line

Featuring primetime series and the people who create them, Journeys Below the Line captures, up close and personal, the realistic inner workings of the craft and technical jobs that are essential to the creation of successful television. Each program of the series illustrates an exciting creative career area by observing and interviewing top professionals. This Academy of Television Arts & Sciences produced series will take you deep inside the television industry where few have been privileged to visit. Incorporating exciting on-set production footage and insightful interviews with cast and crew, these powerful presentations will both enlighten and educate audiences around the country.

LOST – The Cinematography Team

Journeys Below the Line traveled to Hawaii and the set of the Primetime Emmy ® Award-winning series "Lost," to produce an up close look at the entire team of talented people responsible for the unique cinematography of the hit ABC series. Introduced by Jorge Garcia (Hurley), cinematographers Michael Bonvillain and John Bartley explain the advantages of shooting alternate episodes, which affords each of them prep time with the director and input on location choices and scheduling. Go along on a location Tech Scout and sit in on the Production meeting, then see the scenes being shot. “LOST” shoots with two cameras and there are interviews with the Camera Operators, the First Assistants (focus pullers) and the Second Assistants (clappers) explaining the responsibilities of their jobs and how they fulfill them. Meet Walrus the film loader as he demonstrates what it takes to load and unload magazines in the dark room on the camera truck. Jim Grce describes his job as Gaffer, and Chuck Smallwood answers the question “what’s a grip?” Dolly Grip Casey Alicino explains how he works with the operator and the focus puller, and how he hits his marks with the camera on the end of a crane. Take a tour of the special vehicles and equipment that have been developed to make shooting on a sandy beach or in a jungle doable. Cast members Evangeline Lilly, Josh Holloway, Terry O’Quinn, Jorge Garcia and Adewale Akinnouye-Agabaje express their admiration and respect for the work done by The Cinematography Team.

Comes complete with Bonus Material and a CD-ROM for Students and Faculty

30 min. F1194DVD ……………………………… $79.00

 

This show ("Lost") is always about trying to push the boundaries of what television does.

-Carlton Cuse, Executive Producer