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     Are you one of the those folks who sticks around in the movie theatre after a show ends to read the numerous credits scrolling up from the bottom of the screen and wonders what it is, exactly, that gaffers, grips and best boys do anyway on a film set?  If you are one of these people who wondered but has never had the opportunity until now to find out, this 60 minute DVD is for you. 

     Intended for educational use, Electric Shadow takes a behind-the-scenes look at a number of films that Ted Rhodes has worked on over the years including Back to School, Beetlejuice, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Dennis the Menace, Baby's Day Out, X-Files (the movie) and a host of other films.  In Electric Shadow, Ted explains the roll of the "DP" and the camera department as well as that of the electrical and grip departments.  However, because Ted spent most of his time in Hollywood working as a Key Grip and because grip work is one of the harder crew categories to explain in detail, most of Electric Shadow focuses on the job that grips perform on motion picture sets.

Here are two clips from Electric Shadow:

The Magic of Cinema

Gaffers and Best Boys

If you are interested in using this DVD for educational purposes, please contact Ted Rhodes for more information.

[NOTE: If you are having trouble downloading and viewing the film clips, you might try using Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 (or higher) or a recent version of QuickTime Player.]

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Here's a short little film (4 1/2 minutes) that I originally shot on VHS a few years ago. It features my friend, acclaimed plein air artist Arturo Tello, on location in the field demonstrating how he and his fellow Oak Group painters contribute their artistry to local preservation efforts. (humor)

Big Brushes

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SONGFEST 2006


The Songfest 2006 DVD is still available.  Songfest is an annual Santa Barbara Middle School afternoon of student performances, designed, directed and produced each year by Marco Andrade, Maureen Lehman and Ted Rhodes.

Shot with 2 cameras, this concert film features 36 musical performances by students of the Santa Barbara Middle School.  Camera: Jesse Rhodes, Isaac Seigel Boettner & Rachel Rhodes.  Edited by Marco Andrade and Ted Rhodes.  The Songfest 2006 event was designed, produced and directed by Marco Andrade, Maureen Lehman and Ted Rhodes.  Musical performances by the students ranged from original songs to covers of a range of tunes from country to Motown to rock to Broadway.

Price for the 2-disc DVD set: $35

Here is one song, Wagon Wheel, from the DVD.  Check it out.  It features SBMS 9th grade student Lia Barth on guitar and lead vocals backed by the Grateful Dads: banjo-Peter Kornbluth, guitar-Marco Andrade, bass-Michael Adcock, accordion-Dan Diamond, percussion-Ken Urbina, backing vocals-Karen Kowalski, & harmonica-Ted Rhodes.

Wagon Wheel (from Songfest 2006)

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SONGFEST 2007

The Songfest 2007 DVD featuring the 36 student acts from this year's afternoon of musical performances at Santa Barbara Middle School is now finished and available for purchase.  It was shot by Jesse Rhodes and edited by Ted Rhodes.
 
Price for this 2-disc set, shot with 1 camera: $25 

Here is a song, If  God Was One of Us, from the 2007 DVD.  It features SBMS 8th grade student Benyapa Bakewell on lead vocals accompanied by SBMS teacher Jim Brady on guitar along with some of the Grateful Dads: guitar-Tom Fogel, bass-Michael Adcock, keyboards-Dan Diamond, keyboards-Rick Mellor, and tamborine-Ted Rhodes.

If God Was One of Us (from Songfest 2007)