Thanks AFreeBird. Just the ability to digitally adjust the frame rate is such a great advance, and that's just the beginning.
Posted on 12/16/2018 1:03:21 PM PST by AFreeBird
As the director of elaborate fantasy epics like the “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” trilogies, Peter Jackson has become known for meticulous attention to detail. Now he has put the same amount of care into making a documentary.
With “They Shall Not Grow Old,” Jackson has applied new technology to century-old World War I footage to create a vivid, you-are-there feeling that puts real faces front and center and allows us to hear their stories in their own words.
The documentary, which will screen nationwide Dec. 17 and Dec. 27, concentrates on the experiences of British soldiers as revealed in footage from the archives of the Imperial War Museum. Jackson and his team have digitally restored the footage, adjusted its frame rate, colorized it and converted it to 3-D. They chose not to add a host or title cards. Instead, veterans of the war “narrate” — that is, the filmmakers culled their commentary from hundreds of hours of BBC interviews recorded in the 1960s and ’70s.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
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Where will this be broadcast? I’d rather not clink on the link.
Tommor And the 27th. Select theaters. Click the .movie link above. It’s a trailer. YouTube
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This looks fantastic. It might actually get me to a theater for the first time in 10 years
I know it’s the slimes, but the article does go into the process of turning damaged 100 year old film into something recognizable. Quite remarkable. Even the use of forensic lip readers to give the lads their voice.
This looks fantastic. It might actually get me to a theater for the first time in 10 years
Agree! for me it would be the first time in over 20 years and would be something I would appreciate having the opportunity to spend my money on.
The link is safe. And Stunning!
That looks amazing. Can’t wait to see it.
Thanks AFreeBird. Just the ability to digitally adjust the frame rate is such a great advance, and that's just the beginning.
I’m going tomorrow. I can’t wait!
I’ve found it listed at AMC theaters, nationwide.
The trailer is heartbreaking. So many of those lads died, and for nothing.
I’ll be seeing this on the big screen tomorrow night :-)
What struck me was the age. 14 15 some of them... sheesh.
Yea. Hence the Marshall Plan.
Thanks for posting. Several theaters are showing, in my area.
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