the parting of the red sea took place in egypt.
the parting of the red sea took place in egypt.
where did the parting of the red sea take place?
egypt
the special photographic effects in "the ten commandments" were created by john p. fulton, a.s.c. (who received an oscar for his effects in the film), head of the special effects department at paramount pictures, assisted by paul lerpae, a.s.c. in optical photography (blue screen "travelling matte" composites) and farciot edouart, a.s.c., in process photography (rear projection effects). fulton’s effects included the building of sethi’s jubilee treasure city, the burning bush, the fiery hail from a cloudless sky, the angel of death, the composites of the exodus, the pillar of fire, the giving of the ten commandments, and the tour de force, the parting of the red sea. the parting of the red sea was considered the most difficult special effect ever performed up to that time. this effect took about six months of vistavision filming, and combined scenes shot on the shores of the red sea in egypt, with scenes filmed at paramount studios in hollywood of a huge water tank split by a u-shaped trough, into which approximately 360,000 gallons of water were released from the sides, as well as the filming of a giant waterfall also built on the paramount backlot to create the effect of the walls of the parted sea out of the turbulent backwash. all of the multiple elements of the shot were then combined in paul lerpae's optical printer, and matte paintings of rocks by jan domela concealed the matte lines between the real elements and the special effects elements. unlike the technique used by ilm for "raiders of the lost ark" and ""poltergeist"" of injecting poster paints into a glass tank containing a salt water inversion layer, the cloud effects for "the ten commandments" were formed with white britt smoke filmed against a translucent sky backing, and colors were added optically. striking portraits of charlton heston as moses and three women in front of menacing clouds were photographed by wallace kelly, a.s.c. in farciot edouart’s process (rear projection) department, in what are still considered unforgettable scenes. demille used these scenes to break up the montage, framing his subjects like a renaissance master. an abundance of blue screen spillage or "bleeding" can be seen, particularly at the top of the superimposed walls of water, but rather than detracting from the shot, this (unintentionally) gives the scene an eerie yet spectacular appearance. the parting of the red sea sequence is considered by many to be one of the greatest special effects of all time.
the ten commandments (1956 film)
take me to the sea









































take me to the sea is the first full-length release from jaguar love. it was released on august 19, 2008, by matador records. the album leaked onto the internet on july 15, 2008.









































it was their last album to feature drummer j. clark.









































section::::track listing.









































bullet::::1. highways of gold - 3:39









































bullet::::2. bats over the pacific ocean - 3:44









































bullet::::3. jaguar pirates - 4:31









































bullet::::4. georgia - 5:56









































bullet::::5. vagabond ballroom - 3:51









































bullet::::6. humans evolve into skyscrapers - 3:50









































bullet::::7. antoine and birdskull - 3:43









































bullet::::8. bone trees and a broken heart - 3:38
take me to the sea