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Film Synopsis and Film Credits
Amazing: The Rebuilding of the MacArthur
Maze is
a half-hour television special which tells the remarkable
story of the fiery collapse and rebuilding (in
only 26 days) of a key connector in the Bay
Area’s MacArthur Maze, where three major
freeways meet just east of the San
Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
Amazing
was produced and directed by
David L. Brown,
winner of two Emmy Awards for "The Bridge So
Far," his recent documentary on the Bay Bridge.
Amazing
tells the story of the Maze reconstruction from
the perspectives of all the main players in the
drama: the now legendary contractor C.C.
Myers; Caltrans Director Will Kempton
and his Caltrans engineers; the Arizona steel
fabricator whose company built the steel girders;
the firefighter who responded to the accident; and
the reporters who co vered
the story.
I n
addition to interviews,
Amazing
includes a wide variety of news and archival
footage of the entire 26-day process beginning
with the fire that melted and collapsed the
structure and an animated depiction of the
gasoline tanker truck which overturned and
created the fireball. The film captures the
vivid impressions of the first responders, the
overnight creation of new design plans, and C.C.
Myers capturing the winning bid, planning on a
large bonus for early completion. Viewers will
see how Caltrans and the Myers team tracked down
enough steel and worked day and night to rebuild
the structure in record time.
The Emmy Award-winning animation team from
"The Bridge So Far" enhances the
educational and entertainment aspects of the
special: 3-D animation by Rick Pepper depicts
the accident and rebuilding, and humorous
cartoon animation by Charlie Canfield portrays
key moments in the story.
Amazing
is
the first broadcast entertainment/documentary on
this extraordinary story.
Film Credits
Produced, Directed and Photographed
by David L. Brown
Videography by
Steven Baigel
Ken Day
Hal Sloane
Edited by
Steven Baigel
David L. Brown
Assistant Editor/Associate Producer
Michael Bolner
Animation by
Charlie Canfield
Rick Pepper, Aha!Visual
Script Consultant
Stephen Most
Sound Design and Re-recording Mix
Paul Zahnley, Disher Music and Sound
Online Editor
Jon Vargas
Color Correction
Ed Rudolph
Original Music
Tom Disher
Sponsored by Professional Engineers in
California Government
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