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Before shooting stills, Robinette acted in plays, television series,
TV movies, commercials, and soap operas while working in New
York City, Los Angeles, and the Midwest. He always had a love for
photography and while in California, he shot a few snapshots for
the L.A. Weekly. Producer Harry Sherman saw his images and asked
him to shoot the stills for a TV movie he was producing. Dale says,
“I enjoyed the new career, so I soon transitioned from in front of
the camera to behind it.”

Early on, he took slides. Studios required two cameras in order to
shoot both black and white and color. A large black box, called a
blimp, encased the camera to muffle the shutter click. Today, how-
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It was the independent film Donnie Darko that propelled his career. checklist.
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recently shooting nights in Vancouver, BC., I was wearing a Donnie
Darko sweatshirt and was overwhelmed with questions from fans
of the film.”

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