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Much has been made of the Films style. Salon.com television critic Matt Zoller Seitz has called NFL Films "the greatest in-house P.R. machine in pro sports history . . . an outfit that could make even a tedius stalemate seem as momentous as the battle for the Alamo."[5] NFL Films productions follow certain patterns. Film is mostly used, one camera is dedicated entirely to slow motion shots, microphones are present on the sidelines and near the field to pick up both the sounds of the games as well as the talk on the sidelines, and narrators with deep, powerful, baritone voices are preferred. Narrators have generally been from the Philadelphia metropolitan area, with well-known announcers such as Jefferson Kaye, Harry Kalas, John Facenda, Andy Musser, Jack Whitaker, William Woodson, and current announcer Scott Graham all having narrated NFL Films presentations at various points in time. J.K. Simmons was tapped to narrate the company's one-hour recap of the 16-0 regular season of the 2007 New England Patriots, while actor Burt Lancaster was tabbed for narrations during 1969. Burl Ives narrated the 1971 Washington Redskins highlight film. Team-specific films such as year-in-review films have occasionally been narrated by broadcasters or personalities involved with the team in question. Examples include the 1985, 2000 and 2001 Oakland Raiders season reviews being narrated by actor and former Raiders player Carl Weathers. Former Giant Frank Gifford periodically narrated New York Giants season reviews (notably the company's throwback-themed 2013 season recap) until his death in 2015, and ex-Giants teammate Pat Summerall narrated highlight films for many teams until his death in 2013. New England Patriots play-by-play announcer Gil Santos narrated the year-in-review films of the 1974, 1976, and 1978 seasons, and New Orleans Saints films from their inception in 1967 through 1979 were narrated by Don Criqui, who called Saints games for the NFL on CBS in the team's early years, and radio announcers Al Wester and Wayne Mack. The style has been called tight on the spiral, a reference to the frequently-used slow-motion shot of the spinning football as it travels from the quarterback's hand to the receiver. This shot usually consists of showing the quarterback throwing the football, then the camera zooming in to focus on the spinning ball, then, as the ball starts to descend, the camera zooms out, showing the end result of the ball traveling into the receiver's hands. NFL Films also dubs sound bites of local radio broadcasts over key plays, because radio announcers are typically more enthusiastic about their home teams than are network television broadcasters. In addition, NFL Films often uses multiple camera angles (with an emphasis on close-up shots that often exaggerate the speed of the players in real time). The company's films also employ muscular orchestral scores from a wide variety of musicians, notably Sam Spence, Johnny Pearson (whose "Heavy Action" became the theme for Monday Night Football) Frank Rothman, Ralph Dollimore, Udi Harpaz, Malcolm Lockyer, Jan Stoeckart (under his varied stage names such as Jack Trombey),Peter Reno, Paul Lewis, Prameela Tomashek, Dave Robidoux and Tom Hedden. The company's use of KPM Musichouse tracks also notably included Syd Dale; tracks include "Malestrom" for the company's 1968 Minnesota Vikings season highlight reel and also the psychedelic-flavored jazz track "Artful Dodger" on the film recap of Super Bowl V, specifically during the montage which shows Johnny Unitas' 75-yard touchdown pass to John Mackey which was tipped in flight by Eddie Hinton and Mel Renfro before bounding to Mackey. The company also makes prolific use of footage of players and coaches in the locker room after the game. With these techniques NFL Films turns football games into events that mimic ballet, opera, and epic battle stories. Among the company's most famous creations is the poem and accompanying music cue "The Autumn Wind", which have become official themes for the Oakland Raiders.
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Episodes
01: Pro Football's Longest Day02: Run to Daylight03: American Football League Review04: They Call It Pro Football05: Football Follies06: Lombardi07: The Man Behind the Men (1968)08: Big Game America09: Eyeball to Eyeball10: The Young The Old and The Bold11: Try and Catch The Wind12: More Than A Game13: Pro Football Pottstown, PA14: The New Breed15: The Hunters16: The Championship Chase17: Son of Football Follies18: The Defenders19: Legends of The Fall20: The Super Seventies21: NFL Follies Go Hollywood22: Crunchtime23: In The Crunch24: Strange But True Football Stories25: Follies Crunches Highlights & Histories26: The Gift of Grab27: NFL Quarterback28: Tough Guys29: An Era of Excellence: The 1980's30: High Stakes Heroes31: Merchants of Menace32: Search and Destroy33: Playing With Fire34: See How They Run35: The Best of The 1980's36: Bombs Away37: Master Blasters38: Super Sunday - A History of The Super Bowl39: The NFL's Hungriest Men of The 90's - Volume 140: The NFL's Hungriest Men of the 90's - Volume 241: Winning Plays and Wacky Wonders42: Thunder and Destruction43: NFL Rocks44: NFL's Hungriest Men of the 90's Volume III45: Talk of The NFL46: John Elway's Greatest Comebacks47: 75 Seasons 1920-1995 (1994)48: Monday Night Football 25th Anniversary49: NFL's 100 Greatest Follies50: The Super Bowl Dream Team51: Greatest Ever (Vol. 1) Plays52: Greatest Ever (Vol. 2) Players53: Greatest Ever (Vol. 3) The Game54: NFL's Greatest Ever - Volume 4 - The Quarterbacks55: NFL's Greatest Ever - Volume 5 - The Runners56: NFL's Greatest Ever - Volume 6 - The Dream Team57: Quarterbacks on Quarterbacks58: War Stories59: Fight to The Finish60: The Man Behind the Men (1996)61: Running Backs62: The Spirit of The Game63: Talkin' Follies64: Swearin', Losin', Referees & The Whistle65: The State of The Game66: 1998 - The Year in Sound67: NFL Films Cinematographers68: Football Lingo70: Inside NFL Films71: John Facenda72: Game Innovations, Integrations, and Lost Strategies73: 21st Century Follies74: AFL Moments & Sounds of the 60's75: Greatest Moments In Super Bowl History (2000)76: Football and Life77: Leading A Team78: Matchup of The Millenium79: Gatorade, Stick 'Em & Mud80: Jan 5th, 2003 - The Most Exciting Playoff Day81: Hall of Fame Induction Speaches82: Reunion in Canton83: The Greatest84: Draft Stories85: Greatest Super Bowl Moments86: Stories From The Game87: Two Minutes To Glory88: '85 The Greatest Team in Pro Football History