Look at Life
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Original title | Look at Life |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1965 |
length | 1 minute |
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Director | George Lucas |
script | George Lucas |
camera | George Lucas |
Look at Life is the first short film by screenwriter , producer and director George Lucas and was produced during his student days at the University of Southern California in 1965. The one-minute montage of images, accompanied by alternating quieter and faster guitar sounds, is a compilation of images from Life magazineand was recorded with 16 mm black and white film.
action
Accompanied by calm guitar sounds, a war victim is shown looking through a gap in a torn down fence. This is followed by conga rhythms and a quick burst of image changes. After coherent images of violence, politicians, political oppression and human suffering, the film pauses briefly and the word "LOVE" appears . Following are numerous symbols for love. The film ends with the words "ANYONE FOR SURVIVAL" , followed by "END" .
Web links
- Information and Image Gallery (Engl.)
- Look at Life in the Internet Movie Database (English)