Everyone knows that lots of photos are taken during the filming of a movie. A lot of them never see the light of day. Some are used for lobby cards, posters and for general promotion of the film the others get filed away somewhere. Problem is without proper organization these hidden gems can go missing forever. During an upgrade to the archives at the Magnum Photo Agency they discovered that they had hundreds of thousands of these untagged pictures. Magnum hired Tagasauris (a company that tags photos) to make their database more searchable. Then with the use of a “Semantic Graph” they discovered links between photos. Turns out they have been sitting on 21 never before seen pictures that had been taken back in 1972 during the filming of American Graffiti. That’s right Dennis Stock snapped these beauties of George Lucas, Haskell Wexler, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Cindy Williams, Donna Wehr, Paul Le mat, Ron Howard, Charles Martin Smith, Bo Hopkins, Manuel Padilla Jr, Beau Gentry and even a nice shot of Harrison Ford back in 1972. Who would have thought that almost 40 years after the filming of our favorite movie that there would still be something new to see. Now kick back and just try to wipe that smile off of your face.
Jeff
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Magnum Photo Agency have shown all 21 of the pictures they have about American Graffiti.
Just remember there are other untapped archives out in the world.
Keep this under you "Cap". I don't mean to toot my own "Horn" but I happen to know there are still at least 200 never before seen pictures from the filming of American Graffiti out there. (no questions please)
Great to see all these photos, Thanks
ReplyDeleteNice,Candy,Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThese pics are great. Man, has it been that long ago that this all happened?
ReplyDeleteHey Bob the time shore does fly doesn't it. Then again I was only 6 years old in 1972. Glad you enjoy the site. Lots more cool stuff to come. Jeff
ReplyDeleteFantastic find. I've never heard of this agency, nor had I any idea these pics existed. What a treasure!!! I love these between-takes shots. Everyone wearing sweaters or folding there arms to stay warm gives you an idea of how cold it must've been at night in the Bay area. Thanx so much for posting!
ReplyDeleteHey I'm suprised I got'em before you.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if that specific Mels menu that's mounted on the drive-in speaker is available anywhere. Here's a little trivia for those who don't know already: That talk box speaker was made specifically for the film by the set decorator. Several were constructed using a heavy umbrella stand and a drive-in movie speaker. It wasn't functional. The voices you hear coming from it in the film were added during post production. Mel's never had those speakers, instead the waitress came up to your car and took your order. Mels car hops NEVER EVER wore roller skates either. That was Lucas' idea.
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