Below is a
sample of Bill Webb's SEARCH filmclip collection. (Give the
scenes a few seconds to load.) Most of them are from
clapboard clips because they give a good "behind the
scenes" glimpse of the series. Below left is one of the
red globes from the opening credits sequence, while below
right is Lockwood's suit and tie from "The Murrow
Disappearance."
Below are
various shots from "The Gold Machine" when the
series was still being called "Probe." Below left
is Arthur Burrell at medical telemetry (it looks like Burgess Meredith is holding the clapboard), while below right is
an unusual shot of Probe Control from Griffin's station.
Below left is a
clapboard over Angel Tompkins. This was the scene where
Gloria tells Murdoch that she would be way ahead sticking to
her console. Below right is from "Operation
Iceman," the scene where Bianco (Franciosa's stand-in)
scans through the Bibliophile.
The scenes
below are from "Short Circuit."
Below is an
example of clapboards having the same scene and take number.
The shot with Keach was with "A" camera, the shot
with Murdoch was with "B" camera. The two camera
setup also helped maintain a sense of timing in dialogue.
More shots
below from "Short Circuit."
Below left is
from Probe Arnold Hiller's point of view just before
encountering Dr. Carl Moen. Below right is from Grover's
point of view as passengers debark Hiller's plane.
Shots below are
from "The Adonis File." Below left is Deanna Lund
as Ms. Harte, and below right is Ginny Golden as Ms. Keach.
Below left is
Cam from "In Search of Midas." Below right is
"one snake in the rocks" from "A Flight to
Nowhere."
Shots below are
from "A Honeymoon to Kill." Below left is
apparently the scene where Grover meets Julian Whitfield at
the air terminal, below right is the wedding of Julian and
Carla.
Below left is a
Modern Film Effects graphics sequence from "A Flight to
Nowhere," while below right is a rare shot of a Kodak
Gray Scale color chart.
When I first
saw the scenes below, I couldn't place them by episode. Upon
closer examination, these appear to be gag shots put together
by some of the SEARCH post-production crew. The two fellows
pictured below were probably film editors for the show.
Notice in the picture below right that one of the men is
looking at a strip of 35mm film from a reel. Maybe one day
someone who worked with the series may be able to identify
these people.
Text by Don
Harden,
Scenes provided by Bill Webb.
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