Shooting in an amusement park is lots of fun & “organized chaos”. No matter how well you plan shots, sh## happens. Amusement parks were always open to the public when we filmed, so you couldn’t disrupt a paying customer’s experience. I often used 200mm & 300mm telephoto lenses so we could stage “spontaneous action” without nearby patrons realizing what was going on. After a good take, production assistants would get releases from anyone who may have been visible in the scene. Often these patrons were rewarded with a free pass or voucher that allowed another park visit that summer.
I shot these projects in 35mm with my Arriflex 35BL4 & Arri352C using Zeiss primes, Angenieux 20mm-120mm & 25mm-250mm zooms & Canon 200mm & 300mm telephotos. Film processing was handled by Detroit’s, Producer’s Color or Cinefilm in Atlanta. Film-to-tape transfers & color grading took place at Producer’s Color or Nashville’s, Elite Post.
Please enjoy this retro collection of summertime fun… Glenn Przyborski
