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"48 Hours" behind the scenes: How we got the shot

May 08, 2015 / 01:39

This episode features Josh Gilman, producer of CBS News 48 Hours, discussing the creative use of water imagery in storytelling. Key topics include high-speed video techniques, unique filming setups, and the visual impact of water in narrative.

Gilman explains how they utilized a high-speed camera to capture water in various forms, such as dripping and pouring from a faucet. He describes the process of constructing a makeshift bathtub from a plastic utility sink, which allowed for innovative angles and shots.

The team experimented with different filming perspectives, including shooting from underneath the bathtub and capturing water hitting a glass pane. This approach resulted in a collection of striking images that enhanced the storytelling.

Overall, the episode highlights the importance of visual elements in narrative construction and the creative methods used to achieve compelling imagery.

TLDR

Josh Gilman discusses innovative water imagery techniques for storytelling in CBS News 48 Hours.

Episode

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my name is Josh Gilman and I'm the producer of CBS News 48 Hours Father and Son water was an important visual
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element in telling this story okay ready do this thing so what we decided to do was use a very
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high-speed video camera to create images of water dripping from a faucet pouring
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from a faucet and we got really creative with it using our camera came out in Salt
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Lake City we went to Home Depot and we bought a plastic utility sink which would double as a bathtub we cut it in
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half we then glued a clear loose side panel onto the front of it and then we filled it with water and we started
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taking various shots of just about anything we could do with that bathtub starting with single
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drops okay ready go and shooting them hitting the water from the side we also did water pouring out of a faucet we got
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underneath the bathtub we moved the bathtub into an aquarium put it up on uh saw horses and then mov the camera
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underneath it so we could shoot the drops actually hitting the glass pane as if you were under the
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faucet of course we shot it from above and we shot it from just about every angle we could think
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of and what we ended up with was just a really really interesting group of images that really helped tell this
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story in a unique way

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Episode Highlights

  • Creative Filming Techniques
    Josh Gilman shares how they used a high-speed camera to capture unique water visuals.
    “We got really creative with it using our camera.”
    @ 00m 17s
    May 08, 2015

Episode Quotes

  • We got really creative with it using our camera.
    "48 Hours" behind the scenes: How we got the shot
  • What we ended up with was just a really interesting group of images.
    "48 Hours" behind the scenes: How we got the shot

Key Moments

  • Creative Process00:17
  • Unique Visuals01:31