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ARRIFLEX16 BL

on location:

filming

Bert Gerard had Tk hours
14 locations for ABC-TV's hour long*!

Three Arriflex 16BL cameras filming Senator Dirksen and Howard K. Smith at the House
Chamber Corridor. In center; Camera assistant Fred Schuler.

Director of Photography Edmund Bert Gerard,
IATSE New York Local 644, thrives on "impos¬
sible" assignments. Which is why ABC-TV asked
him to film - in one day - a documentary film
tour of the Nation's Capitol. Senator Everett
Dirksen was to be host, and newsman Howard K.
Smith the commentator.
The Illinois Senator had informed ABC that
he could devote just one day to the project. With
interruptions for Senate roll calls and votes, the
"day" was actually V1/? hours. And to make an
already difficult situation nightmarish, Capitol
rules and restrictions severely limited set up
times, and strictly controlled shooting schedules
and locations. Given this situation, there would
be no rehearsals, no retakes, no second chances!
Producer James Benjamin's research and pre¬
liminary walkthroughs had produced a 22-page
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Senator Dirksen and ARC News Commentator Howard K
the Statuary Hall during the filming.

Smith entering

shooting script that called for filming the Sen¬
ator in 14 locations. In view of the time limit,
Benjamin and Gerard decided that the produc- V
tion could only be done by shooting it as if it
were a live telecast.
"The logistics problems were unbelievable,"
Gerard explained. "Since we would have no time
to reposition the lights, we practically had to light
up all the interior locations beforehand. Our 21
electricians had to handle 10,000 feet of cable
and position over 320 ColorTran lights."
For his cameras, Bert Gerard selected three
Arriflex 16BL's.
"I had to have the best 16mm equipment
available. The cameras had to be quiet, fast
handling and reliable. Reliability was especially
important since we were running the 16BL's in
sync and could not afford any jams."
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