Vintage footage (1896-1908)

[The Edwardian]

Hope it's OK to post this here. I took some vintage actuality footage shot between 1896-1908 and made a video from the clips. I admit the music score is very cliche but nothing else I tried to use worked. I'm still not happy with the end result.

Just thought some of you might find the footage interesting. [video=youtube;pnZ_bhG3QLk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnZ_bhG3QLk[/video]

 

[DanielJones]

Actually that was really neat. Well done!:eusa_clap

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Yeps]

That is really cool, although the music you picked makes it all feel very sad.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I am getting an error message.

 

[DanielJones]

That is really cool, although the music you picked makes it all feel very sad.

But the music seems to fit the time period that is set. Keeps you focused.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[hatophile]

Very cool, I like the music, actually.

 

[The Edwardian]

Thanks for the feedback, guys.

 

[Gingerella72]

This is quite lovely! I like that the footage action isn't abnormally fast like in silent movies but shows people moving at a normal pace....makes them seem more real (if that makes sense).

 

[Foofoogal]

I don't like the music either. It does make one sad. Is this France? or different places? Welcome to the FL.

 

[HadleyH]

Beautiful footage! and the music is gorgeous, thank you! :eusa_clap

 

[Foofoogal]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iju_sdBlVfk&feature=related
Try listening to this one while you are watching the film.
Let me call you sweetheart. What do you think? I do love the film though. I am also amazed there is footage like that.

 

[The Edwardian]

I don't like the music either. It does make one sad. Is this France? or different places? Welcome to the FL.

Most of it is from France. There's some clips of England, Italy, and the US in there as well. That Shannon Quartet song you posted is lovely.

I'm glad people are liking the video. The speed of the footage was actually too fast or too slow in some cases. I corrected them as best as I could.

 

[Nik Taylor]

Hope it's OK to post this here. I took some vintage actuality footage shot between 1896-1908 and made a video from the clips. I admit the music score is very cliche but nothing else I tried to use worked. I'm still not happy with the end result.

This is very nice!!! The music provided an atmosphere of peace and serenity which allowed me to drift further into the video and appreciate your work...

 

[conrad5157]

Nice work, thanks for posting.
Sure would be nice to able watch something like this in a theater. I'm in that certain mood where I think I could get lost in it.

 

[Shangas]

*Scratch that*

Very nice video. I think some proper period music from the 1900s-1910s would be better. Some nice accoustical vintage recordings...

 

[scottyrocks]

This is quite lovely! I like that the footage action isn't abnormally fast like in silent movies but shows people moving at a normal pace....makes them seem more real (if that makes sense).

No, it makes perfect sense. It definitely looks real now, like I could have shot it myself in black and white, with costumes, instead of what we have come to expect from very old 'everyone moving fast' movies.

 

[scottyrocks]

I don't like the music either. It does make one sad. Is this France? or different places? Welcome to the FL.

Definitely different places. There was a short clip of trains moving out onto the Brooklyn Bridge.

I loved the whole thing - the choice of music, as well as the speed correction.

 

[Gilboa]

I find the music quite suits, it gives your film 'collage' the feel of a hommage to those times, it makes ones thoughts travel back even though we have not lived through those days ourselves.

Very gently done, and a good ending. I enjoyed it.

 

[Stearmen]

1906 Quake

Really nice! The footage of the cars racing around the Trollycar were taken in San Francisco. Some on figured out by the puddles on the street, cross referencing with weather reports, that this film had to be taken just days before the 1906 earth quake. That means many of the people you see in the film, had just days to live! I also like the footage of Santos-Dumont's dirigible. He would tether it next to his hotel in Paris and just walk out the window, then fly to his favorite resturant. He would have parties, where all the tables and chairs were on stilts. A mad Brazilian, a genius of the first order!

 

[Yeps]

That is really cool, although the music you picked makes it all feel very sad.

By the way, this was not to say that I didn't like the music. I thought it fit very well.

It was only a comment on the power of music to change the perception of something. I tried muting it and listening to some (anachronistic) 20s pop music that was much more upbeat, and the whole set of clips felt very different. Less wistful.