Crossing of the Sea
- Made:
- 1955 in Los Angeles
Annotated photograph used in the production process for the `Parting of the Red Sea' sequence from the film THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, 1955: Crossing of the Sea, unused composite, no. piece #188.
An unfinished composite, the black hols in the sea bed were superimposed on the negative by the optical department at Paramount Pictures to allow the printing in of painted rocks. Miniature sky effects and distant tornado have not yet been added. The hard matte line around the plaster location rocks indicate the need for corrective optical line up of elements.
Here the three sections of each sea wall can be discerned. Superimposition of cloud/tornado effects would later disguise these demarcation points. This shot did not make the final film because the water walls did not look high enough for DeMille's approval.
