San Francisco Promo (neg)

Duration: 2000

Year Published: 1987

Creator: Elfstrom-Hilmer Photography

Complete Record: (nine) 16 mm silent, negative A&B roll in support of a work print. 01). Promoting San Francisco by capturing vignettes of the daily lives of artists, workers, and residents. Baristas brewing coffee on large espresso machines. CUs and XCUs of espresso pouring into small cups. Fancy restaurant server brings tray full of wine glasses to a table of customers. Bar tenders mixing drinks at bar. Pointe ballet dancer fastens her shoes and dances with a mirror. Ballet dancer moves slowly and gracefully across the frame. 02). Large redwood trees, men in collared shirts stand among a forest of redwoods and look around. Handheld cameraman runs through the forest evading trees. Frame drifts through different forested and riverside landscapes. 03). Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco. People of diverse ethnicities and ages look on warmly to the floats and displays. Cops on horses. Chinese Dragon costume involves dozens of participants. Particular focus on Chinese people who came to view the parade in traditional garb. 04). Clock tower. Buildings in downtown San Francisco. Market Street. Montgomery Street. City Hall. Beautiful, symmetrical shot of the Trans American Express pyramid. Coit Tower. Koalas. 05). Off the coast of Devil’s Slide. Large rocks host hundred of sea birds. Moss Beach residents hang clothes on a clothesline. Trolley Cars navigate hills in Downtown San Francisco. Children navigated by chaperones in a garden with many flowers. Golden Gate Bridge. 06). Iconic San Francisco Edwardian residential architecture. Paper boy bikes through Noe Valley and delivers papers. 07). Young Japanese children wearing kimonos dance around a garden.