Film Record: What God Hath Wrought

Still image from What God Hath Wrought in Movie Makers, Dec. 1952, 324.

Date produced: 1951

Filmmaker(s):

Leo J. Heffernan

Languages:

English

Length:

400 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Silent

Sound:

With sound on tape.

Awards/Recognition:

ACL Ten Best 1952 - Honorable Mention
American Cinematographer Amateur Movie Makers Contest, 1952 - Honorable Mention

Description:

"Leo J. Heffernan's 'What God Hath Whrought" pictures some of the wonders of Nature, with emphasis on the mighty Niagara Falls. His color photography is excellent." American Cinematographer, May 1952, 224.

"While motoring through Zion National Park, Leo J. Heffernan photographed the mountains, trees and canyons as they passed by his camera. The resulting picture, What God Hath Wrought, filmed almost entirely from his moving car, has an amazing three-dimensional effect. Changes in depth and perspective give the viewer a strong sense of participation, a true feeling that he is actually on the spot. For, traveling along the main highways, where so many tourists drive each year, Mr. Heffernan shows us this usually static subject from a tourist's level — but with new and refreshing viewpoints." Movie Makers, Dec. 1952, 341.

Resources:

Record of the film on BFI.

Locations:

• Zion National Park, Utah (Filming)

Subjects:

• National parks and reserves
•           Utah
•      Travel

Genre:

• Travelogue

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Screenings:

• Screened by the Brooklyn Amateur Cine Club in 1952: Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Screened by the Metropolitan Motion Picture Club in 1953: New York City, N.Y.

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