One of my most memorable documentaries was WW1 and 2 in colour.
We have seen both wars in black and white, plenty of times.
The nature of black and white imagery firmly places the events in a distinct past. A history lesson, in black and white and mankind navigating the world at 16 frames a second, almost rendering them not quite human.
To see them in colour, walking and behaving like us - utterly transforms the perception, reminding us of how recent these events are. A stark revelation of not only how fast things end, but how fast they begin.
I was quite interested then in archived footage from the past.
Watched a bunch of random clips, from Victorian London to a French street. It's awesome.
Then I listened to old audio recordings. Which were actually even more potent in its' effect. One was a recording of Tchaikovsky and two other artists, getting overexcitable at the concept of sound recording. Another was a few words by Florence Nightingale which was an honour to discover.
All on youtube.
We have seen both wars in black and white, plenty of times.
The nature of black and white imagery firmly places the events in a distinct past. A history lesson, in black and white and mankind navigating the world at 16 frames a second, almost rendering them not quite human.
To see them in colour, walking and behaving like us - utterly transforms the perception, reminding us of how recent these events are. A stark revelation of not only how fast things end, but how fast they begin.
I was quite interested then in archived footage from the past.
Watched a bunch of random clips, from Victorian London to a French street. It's awesome.
Then I listened to old audio recordings. Which were actually even more potent in its' effect. One was a recording of Tchaikovsky and two other artists, getting overexcitable at the concept of sound recording. Another was a few words by Florence Nightingale which was an honour to discover.
All on youtube.
