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Below is a  list of motion pictures and videos made in the area.
== The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) ==
== The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) ==


* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017567/ www.imdb.com/title/tt0017567/
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Winning_of_Barbara_Worth Wikipedia]
* http://www.gchudleigh.com/blackrock.htm www.gchudleigh.com/blackrock.htm -- The Story of the Making of The Winning of Barbara Worth by Phillip I. Earl
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017567/ IMDB]
* http://www.gchudleigh.com/barbmv1926_Haviland.htm www.gchudleigh.com/barbmv1926_Haviland.htm -- Snapshots from the movie set for The Winning of Barbara Worth, 1926
* [http://www.silentsaregolden.com/articles/BarbaraWorthmakingof.html Hollywood Comes To The Black Rock: The Story of the Making of The Winning of Barbara Worth] by Phillip I. Earl, 1988.
* Frank Kester, "[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf0b69n3n8/admin/?query=%22Black%20Rock%20Desert%22 Folder 10, Biography 1925, Black Rock Desert]," Guide to the Frank Kester Papers, ca. 1912-1981, California Historical Society, North Baker Library San Francisco, California 94105-4014. Kester was a reporter for the Oakland Tribune, perhaps he was reporting about Barbara Worth?
* [http://www.gchudleigh.com/barbmv1926_Haviland.htm Snapshots from the movie set for The Winning of Barbara Worth, 1926] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20161113221240/http://gchudleigh.com/barbmv1926_haviland.htm archive])
* Derrel S. Fulwider, "[http://humboldtmuseum.org/humboldt-historian/product/27-from-resource-management-to-people-management-reflections-of-a-federal-land-manager From Resource Management to People Management: Reflections of a Federal Land Manager]," Winter-Spring 1986, The Humboldt Historian.  A map places the location south of the playa road to [[Sulphur]].
* Eleanor M. Dobson, "[http://tribes.tribe.net/siliconburners/thread/4df2db5f-3a34-4859-bbb8-d593c8e9bf41 Bull Frogs In The Black Rock Desert Make A Thriving Nevada Business]," Nevada State Journal, October 10, 1943.  [[Frog_(Garrett_Ranch)_Springs | John Garrett]] is quoted that he helped with the flood scene for the Winning of Barbara Worth and mentions the runaway horse.
 
== Hardcore (1969) ==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_De_Maria Walter De Maria] directed and appeared in a 29 minute film shot on the Black Rock Desert.  De Maria later created [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lightning_Field The Lightening Field] in New Mexico. [[Michael Heizer]] also appeared in the film.
 
* [http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/film_screenings/8766 Museum of Modern Art]
* [http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/record=b10391201~S1 UC Berkeley's Pacific Film Archive has a copy]
* [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:sBHIkN_Bcj0J:www.vasulka.org/archive/Artists3/Miscellaneous/TerryRiley.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjmNjYlyLGEaxxsrWBsSgzGUy8XLbBzw2i23Gg4k3Zxjm8o1fjSYyS-IyI_hzv0ghhoNHHoQp_E1DAsMShbJbVOYczdtEc_s-k2YVsSieWA9CAyaf-qc9AT1Bioz045FuPC2XKG&sig=AHIEtbRSPXeUMLnTOnWnscz7Za5gLhWRVQ Pacific Film Archive Dilexi Series Handout]
** "HARDCORE, broadcast: 7/30/69 by Walter De Maria This durational work splices slow pans of a dry lake bed together to heighten landscape imagery, shifting light and the use of horizon . The sensual treatment is bracketed by a western motif that culminates in a six-gun shoot-out. Finally, a fixed shot of a young asian girl grounds the theme of the film, suggesting that the conquering of the West has been extended to other shores. Photographed by Blair Stapp. Music composed by De Maria. 27:56 Color 16mm""
 
== National Geographic Specials:  The Haunted West (1973) ==
 
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844166/ IMDB]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iycLA2Hhek8 YouTube]
 
== Far From Home (1989) ==
 
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097332/ IMDB]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_From_Home_%281989_film%29 Wikipedia]
 
== Movies and Videos about Burning Man ==
* [http://www.imdb.com/search/title?endings=on&&locations=Black%2520Rock%2520Desert,%2520Nevada,%2520USA&&heading=18%3bwith+locations+including%3bBlack%2520Rock%2520Desert,%2520Nevada,%2520USA IMDB Black Rock Desert Location List]
* [http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Gerlach,+Nevada,+USA&&tv=on IMDB Gerlach, Nevada Location List]


== Bad Day At Black Rock (1955) ==
== Motion Pictures not actually Filmed in the Black Rock Desert Area ==
Below are motion pictures that are sometimes said to be filmed in the Black Rock Desert Area or were filmed nearby.
 
=== The Iron Horse (1924) ===
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015016/locations IMDB].  Filmed at Dodge Flat, Wadsworth.
 
=== Destination Gobi (1953) ===
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045682/locations?ref_=tt_dt_dt IMDB]. Filmed at Fallon and Nixon.
* A.J. Liebling, "The Mustang Hunters," The New Yorker, April 3, 1954 and April 10, 1954. Description of Bill Garaventa seeing a camel from the air during the filming.
 
=== [[Bad Day At Black Rock (1955)]] ===
Not filmed on the Black Rock Desert, but actually filmed near Lone Pine, CA.
Not filmed on the Black Rock Desert, but actually filmed near Lone Pine, CA.


* http://imdb.com/title/tt0047849/ imdb.com/title/tt0047849/
* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0047849/ IMDB]


* http://www.culturecourt.com/F/Westerns/BRock.htm www.culturecourt.com/F/Westerns/BRock.htm -- (review)
* [http://www.culturecourt.com/F/Westerns/BRock.htm Culturecourt.com Review]


== The Misfits (1961) ==
=== The Misfits (1961) ===
Not filmed on the Black Rock Desert, but actually filmed near Dayton, NV.
Not filmed on the Black Rock Desert, but actually filmed near Dayton, NV and Pyramid Lake.


* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055184/ www.imdb.com/title/tt0055184/
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055184/ IMDB]
* [http://campusguides.unr.edu/content.php?pid=174227&sid=1524302 The Misfits in Nevada], 2012, UNR.
* [[Horses]]


== National Geographic Specials:  The Haunted West (1973) ==
=== Diamonds Are Forever (1971)===
IMDB states that the James Bond film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066995/locations Diamonds Are Forever was filmed at the Black Rock Desert] However, there is no other evidence of this?
 
=== The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story (1994) ===
A 1994 made for TV film about the how [[Stolpa Family]] was stuck for 8 days on Highway 8A near [[Vya]]. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111225/ IMDB] says it was filmed in British Columbia.


* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844166/ www.imdb.com/title/tt0844166/
== Links ==
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iycLA2Hhek8


== Far From Home (1989) ==
* [http://www.imdb.com/search/title?endings=on&&locations=Black%2520Rock%2520Desert,%2520Nevada,%2520USA&&heading=18%3bwith+locations+including%3bBlack%2520Rock%2520Desert,%2520Nevada,%2520USA IMDB Black Rock Desert Location List]
* [http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Gerlach,+Nevada,+USA&&tv=on IMDB Gerlach, Nevada Location List]
* [http://nevadafilm.com/ Nevada Film Office]


* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097332/ www.imdb.com/title/tt0097332/


== Links ==


* http://nevadafilm.com/ nevadafilm.com -- Nevada Film Office
== See Also ==
* [[Filming Locations]]

Latest revision as of 17:48, 6 August 2017

Below is a list of motion pictures and videos made in the area.

The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)

Hardcore (1969)

Walter De Maria directed and appeared in a 29 minute film shot on the Black Rock Desert. De Maria later created The Lightening Field in New Mexico. Michael Heizer also appeared in the film.

  • Museum of Modern Art
  • UC Berkeley's Pacific Film Archive has a copy
  • Pacific Film Archive Dilexi Series Handout
    • "HARDCORE, broadcast: 7/30/69 by Walter De Maria This durational work splices slow pans of a dry lake bed together to heighten landscape imagery, shifting light and the use of horizon . The sensual treatment is bracketed by a western motif that culminates in a six-gun shoot-out. Finally, a fixed shot of a young asian girl grounds the theme of the film, suggesting that the conquering of the West has been extended to other shores. Photographed by Blair Stapp. Music composed by De Maria. 27:56 Color 16mm""

National Geographic Specials: The Haunted West (1973)

Far From Home (1989)

Movies and Videos about Burning Man

Motion Pictures not actually Filmed in the Black Rock Desert Area

Below are motion pictures that are sometimes said to be filmed in the Black Rock Desert Area or were filmed nearby.

The Iron Horse (1924)

  • IMDB. Filmed at Dodge Flat, Wadsworth.

Destination Gobi (1953)

  • IMDB. Filmed at Fallon and Nixon.
  • A.J. Liebling, "The Mustang Hunters," The New Yorker, April 3, 1954 and April 10, 1954. Description of Bill Garaventa seeing a camel from the air during the filming.

Bad Day At Black Rock (1955)

Not filmed on the Black Rock Desert, but actually filmed near Lone Pine, CA.

The Misfits (1961)

Not filmed on the Black Rock Desert, but actually filmed near Dayton, NV and Pyramid Lake.

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

IMDB states that the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever was filmed at the Black Rock Desert However, there is no other evidence of this?

The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story (1994)

A 1994 made for TV film about the how Stolpa Family was stuck for 8 days on Highway 8A near Vya. IMDB says it was filmed in British Columbia.

Links


See Also