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Photoshoot at the bottom of the lake
One day in 1938, unknown photographer Mozert heard in the resort town of Silver Springs, Florida filmed "Tarzan" with swimmer Johnny Weissmuller in the title role. First Mozert wanted to do a few shots of the workflow. But the lake, where the shooting took place, was struck by its crystal clear water, and the photographer thought about a series of underwater shots, for which he built a waterproof box camera from scrap materials.
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Thanks to the waterproof box photographer could dive into the water with the camera and move freely between the actors. Seeing this structure, the film crew led by Weissmuller long laugh. But the first twelve shots turned out so clear that the film studio MGM bought them for advertising "Tarzan."
Soon Bruce Mozert became chief photographer resort Silver Springs and then took off 45 years.
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