Scenes of a bridge during sunrise are used in six, Season One episodes. In one case, the same scene is reversed. And, in three scenes, they were most likely shot on the same day, and used in three episodes.

First published: 11 Nov 2008
Last update: 07 Feb 2009
Written by: Ernie Marsh

Scenes of a bridge during sunrise have been reused in six, Season One episodes. The episodes took place with different clients in different cities, so why do we see this repeated scene?

The same and/or similar bridge and sun scenes are used in six episodes. The episodes take place in different cities, so I’m not sure why the scenes are included.

I do not know the name of this bridge, or it’s location.

Also, someone reversed the scene from how it would have been naturally recorded, so the scene appears differently in the “Paranormal Intervention” / “Beer, Wine & Spirits” episodes.

As a reference comparing the episode with the client’s location, here is a list:

The same bridge is used in six different, Paranormal State Season One episodes. Reason: this is speculation on my part, but the scenes were probably used for an artsy effect due to the color of the sky. The cities where the episodes took place are all different. So why do we see the same bridge? And, in certain instances, the same footage is used in different episodes. Also, you might question why someone reversed the bridge scene. These are examples of creative editing.

Screenshot 1 from Paranormal State
“Paranormal Intervention”
Appears in episode at about 19 minutes 15 seconds.

Screenshot 2 from Paranormal State
“Beer, Wine & Spirits”
Appears in episode at about 18 minutes 4 seconds.

Screenshot 5, Paranormal State
“Beer, Wine & Spirits”

Screenshot 7, Paranormal State
“School House Haunting”

Screenshot 8, Paranormal State
“Freshman Fear”

Screenshot 6, Paranormal State
“The Name”

SAME CAMERA PLACEMENT & FRAME COMPOSITION USED FOR FOOTAGE IN THREE EPISODES.

Due to identical camera placement, identical shot composition, and similar cloud cover, it is most likely that these three segments were all made on one day, at one location, probably over just a matter of minutes. Then, someone later edited different portions of the overall video segment, and placed them into different episodes.

Due to the lighting and type of cloud cover, this was most likely shot the same day as the three scenes above, but just using a different camera angle.

Screenshot 4 from Paranormal State
“The Name”
Appears in episode at about 9 minutes.

EPISODE NAME
Paranormal Intervention
Beer, Wine & Spirits
Sixth Sense
The Name
School House Haunting
Freshman Fear

EPISODE LOCATION
Queens, New York
Long Island, New York
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Leominster, Massachusetts
University Park, Pennsylvania

Screenshot 3 from Paranormal State
“Sixth Sense”
Appears in episode at about 18 minutes 26 seconds.

REVERSED

SCREENSHOT #
1
2 & 5
3
4 & 6
7
8

Note: The captioning in the screenshots below, where present, is how it appeared in that particular episode.

Note: While only slight, for some reason the color in screenshots 1 & 2 is different. I didn’t alter their color.

Note: While only slight, for some reason the color in screenshots 3 & 4 is different. I didn’t alter their color.

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