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Date produced: 1949

Filmmaker(s):

George Merz

Languages:

English

Length:

275 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Magnetic

Awards/Recognition:

American Cinematographer Amateur Movie Makers Contest, 1952 - Honorable Mention

Description:

"George Merz offers a masterful job of photography in his travel film, 'In The Sky Over Miami'." American Cinematographer, May 1952, 224.

Resources:

"Shows the southland city [Miami] through the lens of a cinematographer as his blimp cruises over the town." Home Movies, July 1950, 272.

Record of the film at the BFI.

Detroit Free Press (Aug. 10, 1950, 13) reported on Merz's screenings of this film in Michigan.

Locations:

  • Miami, Florida (Filming)

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Screenings:

  • Screened by the Metropolitan Motion Picture Club in 1950: New York City, N.Y.
  • Screened by the Miami Movie Makers Club in 1950: Miami, FL
  • Screened by the North Detroit Cine Club in 1950: Detroit, MI
  • Screened by the Grand Rapids Amateur Movie Club in 1950: Grand Rapids, MI
  • Screened by the Amateur Movie Society of Milwaukee in 1950: Milwaukee, WI
  • Screened by the Brooklyn Amateur Cine Club in 1951: Brooklyn, N.Y.

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