"We live in an environment where there are moving images constantly around us. But in 1897, this was startling and new and completely revolutionary. It was a different way of looking at the world." Whoaaa this is a mesmerizing featurette. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in NYC recently released a 10-min video looking back at the very beginning of film history. While we're all already familiar with 35mm prints, their archivists found (and have been preserving) vintage 68mm film prints. Described as "the IMAX of the 1890s", these massive (and massively detailed) nitrate film prints contain a stunning look back at the past, at the turn of the century. Showing us an even clearer view of history than ever before. They also point out these 68mm prints ran at 30fps, making them look "startling good". I love the POV shot of the hanging train in Wuppertal (from "The Flying Train"). It is a must watch video for every & any cinephile out there. Enjoy. ›››
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