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I know this NYT article will have special meaning for Internetworkers who 
share my affection for video production, but I enjoyed this so much, I 
wanted to post for all....
 "Keepers of Bush Image Lift Stagecraft to New Heights"
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/16/politics/16IMAG.html?th

Ed Wesolowski
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"For the prime-time television address that Mr. Bush delivered to the 
nation on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the White House rented 
three barges of giant Musco lights, the kind used to illuminate sports 
stadiums and rock concerts, sent them across New York Harbor, tethered them 
in the water around the base of the Statue of Liberty and then blasted them 
upward to illuminate all 305 feet of America's symbol of freedom."

"...Media strategists noted afterward that Mr. Sforza and his aides had 
choreographed every aspect of the event (Abraham Lincoln carrier landing), 
even down to the members of the Lincoln crew arrayed in coordinated shirt 
colors over Mr. Bush's right shoulder and the "Mission Accomplished" banner 
placed to perfectly capture the president and the celebratory two words in 
a single shot. The speech was specifically timed for what image makers call 
"magic hour light," which cast a golden glow on Mr. Bush.

"If you looked at the TV picture, you saw there was flattering light on his 
left cheek and slight shadowing on his right," Mr. King said. "It looked 
great."