Friday, September 23, 2011

World War I in color

Not photographs, film:



Via Flares Into Darkness, who sums it up:
Mud, gas masks and artillery. No way to spend your youth. You can't help but feel sorry for those guys.
The first really usable color motion picture was Kinemacolor (1906).  I'm not sure if this video used that technique or not, but it was available.

2 comments:

  1. WoFatSeptember 23, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    Each conflict seems worse than the one before - until you look at WWI and the Civil War. Horror. Evil.

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  2. PaladinSeptember 23, 2011 at 6:27 PM

    Truly amazing footage.. and the musical choice was great too. Hard to imagine going through what they went through day after day, week after week.

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