This colourised footage of WW1 is blowing people’s minds
Filmmaker Peter Jackson’s latest project is something quite remarkable. He takes footage from WW1, in particular from the Western Front, and colourises it and turns it into 3D.
The result is the First World War in a way that you have never seen before.
https://twitter.com/HistoryHit/status/1050627982908317696
Extraordinary stuff.
The result is astonishing. pic.twitter.com/OEC6MUTdi3
— Dan Snow (@thehistoryguy) October 12, 2018
Bloody hell, this colourised footage of WWI is blowing my mind. https://t.co/EXaJWiBNxi
— Caitlin Moran (@caitlinmoran) October 12, 2018
It's really something, isn't it?!
— Dan Snow (@thehistoryguy) October 12, 2018
I always presumed colourised film would make it seem more real and recent, but that's above and beyond …those people ARE US, and it happened here, in Europe
— Caitlin Moran (@caitlinmoran) October 12, 2018
These guys would now bleed red rather than black. It brings the pain closer.
— Keith Davidson (@RabTDog) October 12, 2018
So real… I’ve seen those faces in life. Brothers, fathers, lovers, neighbours. Thanks for sharing!
— Lynsey Murdoch (@LynseyMurdoch) October 12, 2018
Here’s the trailer.
And in case you’re wondering …
#TheyShallNotGrowOld will be in cinemas on 16 October and after that on the @BBCiPlayer
— Dan Snow (@thehistoryguy) October 12, 2018
Ridiculous as I know this sounds, it feels so real, brings it home even more than ever. I remember watching Falklands footage on the news at the time. . . this feels the same now, no longer detached. It's fabulous!!
— Helen Reid (@HelenRe07161271) October 12, 2018
Oh my days, that is astonishing, amazing and heartbreaking all at the same time.
— Louise F (@biblio67) October 12, 2018
