WGBH Lab | Sandbox | Culture

Mosque Crescent Moon

ann_kim — Wed, 5 Sep 2007 00:24:01 -0400

Culture , Places

At the Shah Faisal Mosque in Pakistan, its crescent moon emblem is filmed in silhouette created by the backlight of the bright sun.

Anti-War Protest in Korea

ann_kim — Wed, 5 Sep 2007 00:40:28 -0400

Culture , History

A nighttime anti-war demonstration in Seoul, South Korea. Protesters crowd the width of a major street, waving flags and signs just beyond a row of riot police. Filmed for FRONTLINE, "Kim's Nuclear Gamble".

Harlech Castle, Wales

ann_kim — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:59:58 -0400

Culture , History , Places

Harlech Castle in Wales, perched on a hilltop against a grayish sky. Filmed for NOVA, "Secrets of the Lost Empires II: Medieval Siege.

Felucca on the Nile River

pgdesai — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:28:41 -0400

Beauty , Culture , Motion , Nature , Places

A felucca boat sails away down Egypt's Nile River. In BUILDING BIG, the river is calm, surrounded by green vegetation and covered by blue skies.

American Flags

ann_kim — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:21:27 -0400

Culture , Election

American flags fly at full mast, billowing in a strong wind.

Parliament on the Thames

pgdesai — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:14:25 -0400

Beauty , Culture , History , Places

From the Thames River, a wide shot of London's historic Parliament building. On a clear day, this BUILDING BIG excerpt includes an unhindered shot of Big Ben with the sun-specked river in the foreground.

Tunnels of the Great Pyramids

pgdesai — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:01:41 -0400

Culture , History , Nature , Places

A POV shot winding through dark tunnels below Egypt's Great Pyramids. In this BUILDING BIG excerpt, the image goes from dark to the light at the end of the tunnel.

Narrow Tunnels Under the Pyramids

pgdesai — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:11:43 -0400

Culture , History , Nature , Places , Technology

BUILDING BIG's cameras go underground to explore the tunnels found under Egypt's Great Pyramids. The narrow, dark, stone passageways wind deep below the wonder of the world.

Three Pyramids

pgdesai — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:21:41 -0400

Beauty , Culture , Heat , History , Places , Technology

Across the purple horizon, BUILDING BIG's cameras capture three majestic pyramids in the distance through the haze of desert heat. Camera pans left and stops on wide shot of pyramids.

Camels in a Village

pgdesai — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:49:19 -0400

Culture , Nature , Places

A herd of camels rest in a dirt lot. This image of daily life in a Nubian village is excerpted from BUILDING BIG.