Aerial view of Chicago

Views of the Chicago skyline on a clear day featuring the Willis Tower (Sears Tower) as the focal point. Additional views of a highway, railway, and the Chicago River. Excellent to use as an establishing shot. Master in Apple Pro Res 422 HQ 29.97fps 1080p.

Chicago plans to try and regain its title as the city with the World's Tallest Building

WS AND ZOOM INS TO CHICAGO SKYLINE / ARTSY SEARS TOWER SHOT AT END W/ BEAMS IN FG

Chicago, Illinois - skyline - skyscrapers - Lake Michigan - Sears Tower - office buildings - various skyline shots with lake in fg - tilt up from water to top of Sears Tower

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Chicago Illinois skyline from the South Chicago River branch with Sears Tower or Willis Tower in the back with skyscrapers

chicago aerial view over the lake

**RETURNED ON 09-12-07 TO JART, 8-0048-16MM, VARIOUS SEARS TOWER/CHICAGO SKYLINE GOLDEN SUNSETS SHOTS W/ OCEAN ON FG; DX EXT WS of downtown Chicago @ dusk w/ ocean in fg, slow pan across skyline; DX EXT WS of Sears Tower @ dusk, slow pan of Chicago skyline; DX EXT FS of Sears Tower @ dusk w/ skyline; DX EXT FS of Chicago skyline @ dusk w/ ocean in fg and Sears Tower in bg; DX EXT FS of Sears Tower @ dusk w/ orange skyline, slow pan of city; DX EXT WS of Chicago @ dusk, orange/red skyline, ocean in fg; DX EXT FS of Sears Tower silhouetted against orange skyline w/ ocean in fg, Chicago skyline @ dusk; DX EXT WS of Sears Tower/Chicago silhouetted against orange sky w/ ocean in fg, slow pan, f/s Chicago downtown; DX EXT WS of Sears Tower/Chicago skyline @ sunset w/ slow pan and ocean in fg, f/s Sears Tower golden sunset, VAR. Chicago skyline;

00:00:00:00 VIDEO REVIEW DESCRIPTION: Various of Chicago's Sears Tower and skyline in various seasons, including interior and exterior shots. Interior shots show tourists/bystanders. (0:43) /

CHICAGO: close skyline feat. Sears Tower; pan skyscrapers from beach; tilt down Sears Tower to The Drake hotel; slo pan along lakefront buildings; vs street scenes & downtown buildings; Picasso sculpture; Wrigley Building and Chicago Tribune Building; Marina Towers buildings; vs El trains by, surface traffic in the Loop; traffic under the El tracks. American flag on building; revolving doors at entrance to Board of Trade; street scene featuring Chicago Theater marquee. PHOENIX, ARIZONA: side POV thru bleak desert town; still shot desert (not pretty); side POV desert; pan evil-looking industrial complex in desert; side POV suburban neighborhood, could be So. Cal.; vs Phoenix city skylines, a little hazy; odd building with round windows. MINNESOTA: small, bleak-looking farm; CU pan big pink mother pig and piglets, vs <'s pigs. MOUNT RUSHMORE: vs angles. MINNESOTA (?): WS farm w/ big silos, fall; distant tractor; pan farm & barn; silos; farmhouse; CU long train passing w/ blue filter; repeat normal chroma; . FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA: slo pan refinery (?) grounds-- many storage tanks; side POV desert w/ hills; pan deserted (I hope) mud-brick houses in desert; yellow tree in desert; WS goats graze in desert. CHICAGO: overcast dusk skyline (NG-soft); pan from moored yacht to dusk skyline; nice magic-hour skyline; tilt down Standard Oil building. NEW ENGLAND: vs boats on misty lake or ocean, large masted galleon ship comes into marina area, escorted by small modern pleasure boats; vs houses on canal; side POV along large canal.

FTG OF CHICAGO BEAUTIES 00:01:01 WS W/ SKYLINE, HIGHWAY 00:02:00 SKYLINE W/ SEARS TOWER 00:02:45 FIRST SHOT W/ PUSH INTO CU OF SEARS TOWER 00:03:15 CU OF SEARS TOWER, TILT DOWN TO MS OF CARS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 00:03:29 HAS OF CITY AT NIGHT, BUILDINGS WITH LIGHTS ON, PAN RIGHT, TILT DOWN TO STREET 00:04:28 LAS OF BUILDINGS FROM PARK 00:05:04 WS OF SKYLINE FROM ACROSS RIVER, PAN RIGHT OF SKYLINE 00:06:14 HAS OF HIGHWAY, CARS DRIVING BY 00:08:37 WS OF WATERFRONT VIEW OF CITY 00:11:45 WS OF RIVER, WITH BRIDGE, PUSH INTO MS 00:14:27 HAS OF TRAIN DEPOT 00:16:50 MS OF TRAIN LEAVING DEPOT, PULL BACK TO WS 00:17:46 WS OF DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS 00:17:57 WS OF TRAIN DEPOT 00:20:12 WS OF DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS, SEARS TOWER ON LEFT 00:23:21 MS OF RIVER AT SUNSET, PAN LEFT 00:24:04 WS OF CITY SKYLINE AT NIGHT WITH LIGHTS ON, PAN TO LEFT 00:25:18 BLACK 00:29:58 END OF TAPE

Chicago, Illinois - ws United Center stadium - Chicago skyline in bg - pan skyline to ms stadium - sports arena - Sears Tower in bg

Aerial view of Chicago

Chicago Illinois skyline from the South Chicago River branch with Sears Tower or Willis Tower in the back with skyscrapers

SEARS TOWER, CHICAGO SKYLINE; DX LS ext. downtown street w/ Sears Towers in bg, zu/in tip of Sears Tower, tilt up/down on tower <TIME CODE CHANGE>; DX tilt up/down ext. normal Chicago high rise building, pans to Sears Tower, street traffic; DX TILT/UP ext. of tessellated silhouettes of skyscrapers on a downtown hi-rise, pan right to Sears Tower, 360 degree pan of hi-rises; DX TILT/UP C/U ext. Sears Tower, c/u of windows; DX WS ext. of downtown Chicago w/ several skyscrapers @ lake side level w/ Sear Towers in bg, Chicago skyline, lake and traffic in fg, boat on lake; DX W/S PAN EXT. pan starts at Lake Point Towers, covers most of Lake Side Drive skyscrapers in pan, lake in fg, z/u in Sears Tower; DX w/s pan z/u in of Sears Tower w/ surrounding skyscrapers reflecting sunset rays form street level pov, EL TRAINS subway trains in fg, summer;

A view of the Chicago skyline with the Willis Tower (Sears Tower) as the focal point with additional views of the Chicago River. An L train runs on a track below. Ideal to use as establishing shot. Master in Apple Pro Res 422 HQ 29.97fps 1080p.

00:00:00:00 FROM A LOW ANGLE LOOKING UPWARD AT THE CHITOWN SKYLINE, THE CENTRAL ATTRACTION BEING THE SEARS TOWER TOWERING ABOVE (0:00)/

NYC, Empire State building, night Times Square, Penn Station crowds and train board, Amtrak, wheat fields, reaper/harvesters, waterfalls, trains, Amtrak, NYC skyline, Brooklyn Bridge, George Washington Bridge, 5th Avenue, shopping, Radio City Music Hall, Rock Center, fountains, taxis, subways, Central Park, roller skating, Horse carriage rides, Penn Station, train station, destination boards, train INT, Philadelphia skyline, Broad St. City Hall, 1700's buildings, statue, independence hall, int of Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, reading newspaper, Lancaster, PA, farms, cows, silos, Amish people, flowers, plows, Railroad crossing sign, Old steam train, Stroudsburg Railroad, passengers, conductors, Susquehanna River, Train POV, dining car, cook, Pittsburgh, businessmen, cities, National Aviary, birds, kids look at birds, owl, museum, dinosaur fossils exhibit, paintings, sleeper cars, eating, Chicago, fountain, traffic, Water Tower, Art Institute of Chicago, Field Museum, Sears Tower, buildings, Clock, Department store, crowds, commuters going to work, Chicago stock exchange, stock brokers, commodities, destination boards, train yards, Union station, skycaps, trestle bridge, Omaha NE, livestock, cattle, stock yards, wind, fields, c/u wheat, man reading paper - Doug, Union Station, Denver sign, Denver International Airport, cafes & bars, Brown Palace Hotel and opulent lobby, Harp, dining, amusement park rides and games at night, carousel, bumper cars, booths of chance, Ferris wheel, train past cows, POV tunnel -in & out, Moffat tunnel, scenics, mountains, Arches National Parks, white water rafting & POV, food, eating, waitress, Salt Lake City, making bed on train, chefs cooking on train, stations, side POVs from trains buildings, cities, stock exchange

LOOK OUT SEARS TOWER! THERE'S A NEW CHALLENGER FOR THE TITLE OF TALLEST BUILDING IN CHICAGO... AND THE WORLD! THE CITY'S PLANNING COMMISSION IS GIVING THE PRELIMINARY O-K TO BLUEPRINTS FOR A 108-STORY TOWER AT SEVEN SOUTH DEARBORN STREET. REPORTER BEN BRADLEY SIZES UP THE GRAND PLANS.

RETURNED ON 09/12/07 TO JART, 7-0002 CHICAGO SKYLINE, SEARS TOWER, STANDARD OIL BLDG, ASSOCIATES BLDG, LAKE POINT TOWERS BLDG, MICHIGAN RIVER, CHICAGO TRIBUTE BLDG; DX EXT z-in/out of Sears Tower, generic high rise bldgs; DX tilt-up ext of the lake Point Towers bldg, z-in/out on windows, sunglare off bldg, in/out of focus; DX m/s tilt-up of Chicago Tribune bldg, gothic style, z-out, generic bldgs, z-in of flag on Chicago Tribune bldg; DX f/s tilt-up of the Standard Oil bldg also known as Big StaN pan to city w/ generic bldgs, z-in/out; DX w/s pan Chicago skyline bldgs incl all famous bldgs, Sears Tower, Big Stan, Twin Towers, Associates bldg, w/river in fg; DX M/S Z-IN OUT pan Big Stan, Sears Tower, Associates bldg, Chicago skyline, 747 airplane in sky, tracking plane across river;