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American Moon

I'm picturing a crane here and a 12k Arri reflector and you get exactly that kind of light

I'm picturing a crane here and a 12k Arri reflector and you get exactly that kind of light

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I'm picturing a crane here
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and a 12k Arri reflector
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and you get exactly that kind of light.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
02:55:22
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

This documentary examines the authenticity of the photographic record of NASA's Apollo missions.
The light from here goes here, over there, over there. - American Moon 00:05
The light from here goes here, over there, over there.
A shadow walks in one direction, another goes in another direction, - American Moon 00:05
A shadow walks in one direction, another goes in another dir...
After the shadows, where would you place, approximately, the light source? - American Moon 00:05
After the shadows, where would you place, approximately, the...
The source should be here to send light like this - American Moon 00:07
The source should be here to send light like this
But only if the source is close enough. - American Moon 00:06
But only if the source is close enough.
Here the light comes from this direction, and here from this one. - American Moon 00:04
Here the light comes from this direction, and here from this...
Looking at the photo, where would you place light source? - American Moon 00:04
Looking at the photo, where would you place light source?
QUESTIONS: - American Moon 00:07
QUESTIONS:
You can explain why, in this NASA photo, - American Moon 00:10
You can explain why, in this NASA photo,
Given that this scene is supposedly lit by the Sun, - American Moon 00:13
Given that this scene is supposedly lit by the Sun,
Given that the photographers interviewed placed the light source - American Moon 00:11
Given that the photographers interviewed placed the light so...
These are some photographs of the Apollo 12 mission - American Moon 00:07
These are some photographs of the Apollo 12 mission
In all these photos, we see on the ground the shadow of the astronaut - American Moon 00:08
In all these photos, we see on the ground the shadow of the ...
But if we zoom in on any of these shadows, - American Moon 00:09
But if we zoom in on any of these shadows,
This blurred edge of the shadow is highly unusual - American Moon 00:07
This blurred edge of the shadow is highly unusual
Because the Sun is millions of kilometers away, - American Moon 00:07
Because the Sun is millions of kilometers away,
If, instead, we use an artificial light, - American Moon 00:08
If, instead, we use an artificial light,
Some might say that fading the shadow - American Moon 00:06
Some might say that fading the shadow
If we look at the ground next to the shadow, we'll see that it's perfectly in focus, - American Moon 00:09
If we look at the ground next to the shadow, we'll see ...
The light source is that which generates a blurred shadow on the ground, - American Moon 00:08
The light source is that which generates a blurred shadow on...