I believe early film serves that purpose. And, books by authors of another age, too. Read Jack London, Balzac, Dickens, and others with points-of-view from another century. Perhaps the product is fiction, but fiction based on the social realities of the time. And by men and women who lived it. Subscribed to it or criticised it.
Time-machines fabricated of celluloid and paper. View and read and be transported.
I viewed a film last evening on the internet. My spouse was watching Jack Nicholson chew up the scenery in Batman, I watched "White Shadows of the South Seas", a silent film with music and some sound-effects.
Directed by Woody Van Dyke and the great documentary film-maker Robert Flaherty, it is is a tale of loss, redemption, and loss again. Of innocence and of life and of death.
Filmed in the Tahiti of another age, no Club-Med, in 1928. Don't go there today looking for what you see on the screen. It is forever changed.
Appreciate the cinematography which won an Oscar for it's cameraman. See and be transported.
-----One contact into Virginia yesterday with K4UX. He was suffering from severe QRN so it was very short-----.
73 Dick
Dick,
RépondreSupprimerIt's interesting that you mentioned this old film as Van Dyke's noted cinematographer was none other than Clyde De Vinna. De Vinna was a very active ham who took radio along with him on live shoots around the world. He may well have been the first DXpeditioner - long before that phrase had been coined.
He first came to my attention after reading the 1941 classic book, CALLING CQ written by Clinton B. DeSoto. I have since collected a lot of DeVinna memorabilia including a large cache of his personal letters and photos.
If interested, you can read more about him from the book by downloading this PDF off my server:
http://ke9v.net/pdf/ChapterSix.pdf
73 es good to see you back in the blogosphere!
Jeff, KE9V
Thanks for your comment, Jeff. I was aware of his professional activity but not of the the amateur radio connection. Very interesting and appreciated.
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