Early Access - How to use Archive Footage
Added 2020-01-22 22:21:28 +0000 UTCHey all,
Here is a quick Early Access to tomorrow's episode. It's a bit different this time, since I am not talking about...well, planes...but it's on an important topic as I myself actively use archive footage in my videos and, depending on what is shown or not shown, such footage needs to be treated with a grain of salt at times.
Joining me on this one is Bernhard Kast from MHV.
Enjoy and let me know your thoughts on this topic in the comments!
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Bis
Comments
Bismarck, this is the MOST important video you made, because as you said media produced cannot be 100% trusted! Always be skeptical! I have found many, many instances of exactly the propaganda you mention, and they are not as obvious. Take this example here (full of wonderful COLOR images of US aircraft production, with girls! ^_^) https://mashable.com/2015/12/10/wwii-women-workers/ The 8th Rosie the Riviter photo shows a woman working inside an airplane, the *offical* caption is "October 1942 A Douglas Aircraft Company worker rivets an A-20 bomber at the plant in Long Beach, California." https://mondrian.mashable.com/wp-content%252Fuploads%252F2015%252F12%252Fwomenworkers-7.jpg%252Foriginal.jpg?signature=4mG0nZLHr0RC1hXYwcsWx9twj_Q=&source=http%3A%2F%2Fa.amz.mshcdn.com Most people will recognize she is holding a drill, not a rivit gun (look quite different). Also the wing she is inside is not a A-20 (medium 2 engine bomber) but something far bigger. I have not verified but off hand I think it is a B-17. One last thing; the wing is finished, so this is clearly for show, not production work.
Joe Kudrna
2020-01-31 14:50:51 +0000 UTCConsidering it :)
Military Aviation History
2020-01-24 21:08:55 +0000 UTCI like the idea behind this, maybe you and MHV could do some more "how to do history" type content?
Dave Saunders
2020-01-24 12:22:32 +0000 UTCHah, I didn't know about that. Thanks for pointing it out. I don't look at ground combat pictures that often.
Military Aviation History
2020-01-24 11:43:18 +0000 UTCThanks very much!
H Norman Angell
2020-01-23 02:06:21 +0000 UTCgas tanks began to burn
H Norman Angell
2020-01-23 02:05:16 +0000 UTCMore for your interest.... The US Army Air Force used black and white film in their gun cameras - The US Navy used color film so USA movies often show combat in Europe with fighter/bombers going down in flames with Japanese 'red ball' wing markings. It is more dramatic especially as the Jap planes tended to look spectacular when their un protected
H Norman Angell
2020-01-23 02:04:55 +0000 UTCVERY interesting and worthwhile. Please replay this every year for new viewers. I am a firearms expert and a long (since 1963) reader of WWII literature. I always gag when a photo is reversed for editorial reasons. example: In WWII we (USA) were normally moving east into Germany so photos had to show the USA on the left side of the photo (Germans on the right). Of course this depended where the camera man was situated. If he was north of the action the reverse was correct. i hate these photos that show the bolt of the German, British, etc on the LEFT of the action.
H Norman Angell
2020-01-23 01:59:46 +0000 UTC
