Posted on 01/29/2018 9:57:11 PM PST by beaversmom
LORD of the Rings director Sir Peter Jackson is going from Middle Earth to the Western Front — transforming grainy footage of World War I into stunning 3D colour.
The documentary announced on Monday is among dozens of artworks commissioned to commemorate 100 years since the end of the 1914-18 war.
The New Zealander has restored film from the Imperial War Museum using cutting-edge digital technology and hand colouring.
He paired it with archive audio recollections from veterans of the bloody conflict.
Sir Peter said the aim is to close the 100-year time gap and show "what it was like to fight in the war."
He said: "We all know what First World War footage looks like.
"It's sped-up, it's fast, like Charlie Chaplin, grainy, jumpy, scratchy, and it immediately blocks you from actually connecting with the events on screen.
"But the results we have got are absolutely unbelievable. They are way beyond what I expected. "This footage looks like it was shot in the last week or two, with high definition cameras."
The film will have its premiere during the London Film Festival in October before being broadcast on the BBC.
Every school in the UK will also receive a copy.
The film is part of the government-backed 14-18 Now project, which has presented works by more than 200 artists over four years to remember a conflict in which 20 million people died.
Other works premiering this year include a large-scale performance piece by South African artist William Kentridge about African porters who served in the war.
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That will be very interesting to watch.
I do see one problem...
Every soldier appears to have a perfect complexion, and all of them apparently shaved just minutes before the photo or movie was taken.
I hope I will remember to look for it somehow. Not sure how to see it.
From the article:
“The film will have its premiere during the London Film Festival in October before being broadcast on the BBC.”
That probably means we will see it on our local PBS stations in late 2018, or 2019.
Yes. Maybe I will be able to find it on NetFlix or YouTube at some point.
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Maybe, but the teeth sure are anything but perfect. Some of those smiles look like mountain hillbillies, gaps and everything.
The dentist father of one of my school friends spent time in England in World War 2.
He said the British had the worst teeth he had ever seen in any civilized country!
Thank You for posting Beaversmom.
The Brits would shave and make tea during an artillery barrage.
Hope You got to see the Movie!
I did,it was Great.
I have not. That is great. How did you get to see it?
Dec 27 it played in selected
Theaters,
If you do a search,it may be
Playing near You.
It is scheduled to play one
More day in the next few weeks.
I saw it and it’s worth it.
As popular as it has become I don’t
doubt it will be on DVD before to long.
I plan on purchasing one to join
My collection.
Good Luck!
Thanks so much for the heads up...truly. I didn’t know anything about any of this. It looks like it’s coming back Jan 21:
Get Your Tickets Now,
It is Amazing!
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