{"id":2239,"date":"2015-11-04T00:48:01","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T00:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/sky-blue-sea\/"},"modified":"2015-11-04T00:48:01","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T00:48:01","slug":"sky-blue-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/sky-blue-sea","title":{"rendered":"Dive into Long Beach’s Rich Naval and Aviation History at the Screening of SKY BLUE SEA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The premier screening of\u00a0Sky Blue Sea<\/em>, a documentary on Long Beach\u2019s naval and aviation history, will take place on Friday, November 13 at Cal State Long Beach\u2019s (CSULB) Beach Auditorium.<\/p>\n

The hour-long film covers the discovery of oil in 1921 and President Woodrow Wilson\u2019s decision to base the Pacific Battle Fleet in San Pedro Bay in 1919, a move that branded Long Beach with a nationwide reputation as both an oil and navy town for years to come, according to the release.<\/p>\n

Produced by Advanced Media Production (AMP), a division of the College of Continuing and Professional Education at CSULB, director of AMP Dave Kelly worked as producer, writer and narrator of the Sky Blue Sea<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s different about this documentary is that we are taking an overall approach to the history of Long Beach and a long view as opposed to focusing on a very specific time period,\u201d said Kelly in a statement. \u201cWe go back from the first explorers who discovered the San Pedro Bay up through the modern day, so we don\u2019t dwell on any one period but rather create a tapestry that provides a consistent thread from the beginning of Long Beach history to essentially where we are today.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Over the course of 18 months, Sky Blue Sea<\/em> was made to examine the naval and aviation history of the city, starting with its earliest days. Viewers will learn how Long Beach\u2019s great weather, clear blue skies and long sandy beach posed as geological advantages for the city\u2019s development.<\/p>\n

In producing the film, Kelly accumulated and coordinated hundreds of historical documents while writing the script and AMP field production technicians Dave Ohl and Craig Walker served as cameramen during the course of recording imagery and interviews, according to the release.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was just so much material to cover, but beyond that, having the ability to connect what may seem like disparate threads was challenging, but we were able to weave those threads into that tapestry,\u201d said Kelly in a statement. \u201cPlus, we needed to use an economy of words because there is so much to cover.<\/p>\n

Kelly said that weaving the tapestry is important, but doing it in a way that doesn\u2019t dwell too long on any one period yet relays enough information so it all makes sense is the key to a successful documentary.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we accomplished that,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

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Sky Blue Sea<\/em> isn\u2019t Kelly\u2019s only production feat. In 2009 he produced Long Days Working Hard<\/em>, a documentary about how Long Beach was uniquely poised to take part in the WWII effort, according to the release.<\/p>\n

As stated in the announcement, project funding was provided by a grant from the Long Beach Navy Memorial Heritage Association that was awarded a large endowment in 1998 from the Port of Long Beach (POLB) to mitigate the demolition of the Long Beach Navy Base. The revolving grant fund is used to fund projects that benefit the preservation of Long Beach historical sites, buildings, resources and archives.<\/p>\n

The screening of Sky Blue Sea<\/em> is open to the public. A reception with refreshments will begin at 6:30PM with the documentary slated to start at 7:30PM. Depending on the turnout, a second showing may be held immediately following the first. The event is free, as is parking in Lot 3 with a dashboard pass.<\/p>\n

The Beach Auditorium is located in the University Student Union at CSULB, located at 1250 Bellflower Boulevard.<\/em><\/p>\n

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