Babbit Reserve Mining Blast
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One continuos take of a mining blast in a field from afar.
Credits
Jack Behrend (director); Jack Behrend (cinematographer)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Jack Behrend Collection
Subjects: Explosions; Industry
Places: North America > United States > Illinois
Language: English
Shot log: 00:03-10:11 - LS of an empty space filling with plumes of smoke after a blast. The smoke slowly builds until it fills the screen. Intermittent and unidentified flashes of light seeming to come from by the camera’s location.
Cfa elements: 308 feet; 365 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/3447; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/3448
Subjects: Explosions; Industry
Places: North America > United States > Illinois
Language: English
Shot log: 00:03-10:11 - LS of an empty space filling with plumes of smoke after a blast. The smoke slowly builds until it fills the screen. Intermittent and unidentified flashes of light seeming to come from by the camera’s location.
Cfa elements: 308 feet; 365 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/3447; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/3448
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:05