Film-making at the Environmental Simulation Laboratory

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Title
Film-making at the Environmental Simulation Laboratory
Alternative Title

Series Title
The Environmental Simulation Laboratory at UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design
Date Created
1970s to 1980s
Description
In the late 1960s, UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design established the Environmental Simulation Laboratory in response to people's growing concern for the environment and ecological well-being. The Lab developed methods for measuring and communicating the effects of urbanization on cities and landscapes, utilizing bespoke scale models and in-house cinematographic technical innovations. According to retired lab director and urban design professor Peter Bosselmann, the films were produced as studies "to test how model simulation could aid the decision-making process in the approval of large planning and engineering projects. A computer-guided camera mounted on a moving crane traveled at eye level through a model landscape and recorded, on 16mm film, the experience" of moving through simulated spaces. John Dykstra, working with the Lab prior to achieving fame for his Academy Award-winning visual effects work on the first Star Wars film, helped to develop the Lab's special camera system, which was a precursor to the Dykstraflex system used in Star Wars. This film includes observational behind-the-scenes footage of the Environmental Simulation Laboratory filmmakers at work in the Lab, positioning model cars and trees with tweezers, prepping and mounting the Arriflex camera, and editing.
Creators and Contributors
Creator: University of California, Berkeley. Environmental Simulation Laboratory
Subject Topic
City planning
Genre
Models (Representations)
Place(s)
San Francisco (Calif.)
Alameda County (Calif.)
Language

Media type
Moving Image
Format
16mm film
Extent
1 Reel
Generation
Work print
Base type
Acetate
Stock manufacturer
Kodak
Color or Black and White
Color
Frame rate
24 fps
Track standard
Film
Sound or silent
Silent
Copyright Statement
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Country of Creation
US
Source Institution
University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Call Number
ITM0018660
Link to Internet Archive
https://archive.org/details/cbpf_000199
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