1:42.08

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1:42.08
1-42.08 film Opening titles (1966).jpg
Directed by George Lucas
Written byGeorge Lucas
Starring Pete Brock
CinematographyGeorge Lucas
Edited byGeorge Lucas
Alan Gadney
George Hubbard
Mike Padilla
Distributed by University of Southern California
Release date
  • 1966 (1966)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

1:42.08 (also known as 1:42.08: A Man and His Car and 1:42.08: To Qualify) is George Lucas's 1966 senior project at the University of Southern California. [1] It was named for the lap time of the Lotus 23 race car that was the subject of the film.

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It is a non-story visual tone poem depicting the imagery of a car going at full speed, and featuring the car's engine as the primary sound element. Shot on 16mm color film with a 14-man student crew, it was filmed at Willow Springs Raceway, north of Los Angeles, California. [2] The Lotus 23 was driven by Pete Brock.

Lucas cited the influence of Jean-Claude Labrecque's 1965 short documentary on a cycling competition, 60 Cycles , on 1:42.08. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Murray, Noel (September 19, 2007). "Short Film Collection Round-Up". The A.V. Club .
  2. ↑ Hearn, Marcus (2005-03-01). The Cinema of George Lucas. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN   978-0-8109-4968-3.
  3. ↑ Smith, Jim (2003). George Lucas. Virgin Books. p. 12. ISBN   9780753507551 . Retrieved 30 April 2017.


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