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Keith Urban Video Shoot at Silurian Dry LakeThe music video for Keith Urban's song, "For You" was shot on Silurian Dry Lake, managed by the BLM's Barstow Field Office. Urban wrote the song for "Act of Valor," an action movie starring U.S. Navy SEALs. The dry lake bed mirrored scenes from the movie itself – especially once technicians started setting off explosions behind the band. The video shoot was an exciting event, BLM field personnel say, and executed in an impressive and professional manner. Monitors from the BLM Barstow Field Office were on hand to ensure that shooting was done in compliance with the crew's permit, and that the public lands would not be negatively impacted by the activities that took place. Shortly after arriving on set, the BLM monitors were directed to the production manager, who presented the group's film permit. They then proceeded to the site with representatives of the California State Fire Marshall's Office and the San Bernardino County Sheriff's office were also present, to ensure compliance with regulations. (text continues below)
The video shoot activities were divided between areas of control center, logistics, technologies, and clean-up. A number of people were strategically stationed in established areas and directed and coordinated from a single point of control protected from the sun. Toy helicopters operated by remote control flew between the camerapersons and the performers, providing aerial views that included close-ups of the artists. They hovered over the Dry Lake with minimal interference from the elements as the weather was ideal for visiting the Dry Lake. The technologies used in shooting the video meant no camera track was needed, the cameras were smaller, and costs were reduced. That also meant fewer disturbances to the area. The set -- including instruments, amplifiers and cases -- was neat and organized, helping the technicians move quickly between filming locations. Pyrotechnics were used which consisted of a number of explosions had very minimal impact on the surface of the lake bed. The technicians who were involved in launching them were so thorough that they even cleaned up debris as each set of ordnance was set off. Overall, the event was an exemplary use of public land, and demonstrated a strong working relationship between business, state, county and, federal entities. - Aubrey Reynolds and Amy Oechsner, BLM Barstow Field Office (February 28, 2012) BLM-California News.bytes, issue 522 -- To subscribe to News.bytes, send an e-mail to: mailto:Join-Newsbytes@List.ca.blm.gov OR visit our News.bytes subscription page.
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Related sites: "BTS on the Keith Urban 'Act of Valor' music video" (Hurlbut Visuals, 3/9/12) Popular filming locations on BLM California public lands Filming Permits (BLM California)
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