This is a video I created in 1994 using news clips of The Los Angeles Riots of 1992 that were recorded off-air during the events. I did this mainly as an exercise in using a CMX edit controller and 1" videotape machines.
For the rights to the street level home video footage shot by Timothy Goldman, contact him at www.losangelesriots.info. For access to the high quality SD footage used in this compilation, contact me.
From Wikipedia:
The Los Angeles Riots of 1992, also known as the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest, were sparked on April 29, 1992 when a jury acquitted four Los Angeles Police Department officers accused in the videotaped beating of African-American motorist Rodney King following a high-speed pursuit. Thousands of people in the Los Angeles area rioted over the six days following the verdict. Copycat riots and anti-police actions took place all over the United States and Canada. Widespread looting, assault, arson and murder occurred, and property damages topped roughly $1 billion USD. In all, 53 people died during the riots and thousands more were injured.
