Chicago Breakdown
Identifier
F.2003-01-0004
Date Of Production
1976
Abstract
Montage style film of the sights and people of Chicago. Focuses on the traffic and transportation, occupations and everyday lives of residents. Filmed at locations such as the Mercantile Exchange, Wrigley Field, Playboy, WCFL (with Larry Lujack) and the University of Chicago. Includes views of buildings from aerial perspectives.
Log
00:37 - VS; traffic, PAN skyline looking east, sunrise. Title. Var. views of the beach, harbor. ZOOM OUT el tracks. Runner in the snow. Woman at a poolside. Ice floes on the lake. 04:09 - Man riding a conveyor elevator in a parking garage and driving a car out on the street, with POV shots and CU details in the car. Cut between numerous transportation scenes; var. HA fast motion and normal speed traffic, clouds in the sky behind Hancock building, TS of el tracks (brown line) from operator’s POV. ZOOM OUT on ELS of the city. Scenes take place on Lake Shore Drive, including the old S curve, the freeway interchange, on the street in the Loop. 08:05 - Footage cuts between numerous occupational scenes; riding with a fire fighter on top of the truck, the stock floor, men playing chess, a radio announcer at WCFL, a playboy shoot, baseball player signing autographs at Wrigley. Var. views of sunbathers. 10:42 - Montage; interior of a Rockefeller Chapel, TILT UP building, camera circles Lake Point Towers, child playing on a slide, construction site elevator, interior University of Chicago Harper library. PAN of room and view from a hotel, doorman, people eating, CU and MS of var. residents, Chagall mosaic, aerial view of Aon building, fast motion looking north. Extended credits.
Run Time
15 min 25 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
555 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Optical
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Print
Genre
Form
Subject
City and town life
Cityscapes
Chicago (Ill.)
Automobiles
Roads
Transportation
Playboy (Chicago, Ill.)
Business
Universities and colleges
Cityscapes
Chicago (Ill.)
Automobiles
Roads
Transportation
Playboy (Chicago, Ill.)
Business
Universities and colleges
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Brown, Gary (is director)
Additional Credits
Brown, Gary (is contributor)
Brown, Gary (is cinematographer)
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