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the_old_guard2020-08-07 10:30 am
castalie) wrote in the_old_guard2020-08-07 10:30 am
Ressources relevant to our interest
Hey there,
This morning I saw a tweet linking to one of my favourite videos, namely a restored and colorised short film of Paris in the late 1890s. It's amazing: the camera just rolled wherever it was put, giving you a glimpse of what the city was like at the time (you can see people looking right at the camera, too, wondering what is happening - it's both amusing and touching). It's quite fascinating for me to see those places I go to on a regular basis as they were back then...
I then realised the artist, Denis Shiryaev, had restored other videos from other cities around the world and I thought some of you might find them of interest too. I mean, obviously it's a fascinating thing in and of itself, but I thought it could also be useful if some of you wanted to use the footage to get inspiration for writing a scene set, say in Tokyo, around 1913-1915. Just to give that little 'feel' for the place and time, I guess?
Anyway, in case it does interest you, here is a list of the videos I found this morning:
A Trip Through Paris, in late 1890s, here
A Trip down Market street, San Francisco April 14, 1906: here
A Trip Through New York City in 1911: here
A trip Through Tokyo, 1913-1915: here
A Trip Through the Streets of Amsterdam, 1922: here
A Trip down Tverskaya street, Moscow in 1896: here
ETA: Another one, courtesy ofpameluke: Tram Ride Through Vienna, 1906: here
ETAbis: And yet another one, we're on a roll, guys! ;)pameluke found this gem, April Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem, 1897: here. Turns out this Guy Jones has even more videos over at his channel!
Have a good day, people (take care)
This morning I saw a tweet linking to one of my favourite videos, namely a restored and colorised short film of Paris in the late 1890s. It's amazing: the camera just rolled wherever it was put, giving you a glimpse of what the city was like at the time (you can see people looking right at the camera, too, wondering what is happening - it's both amusing and touching). It's quite fascinating for me to see those places I go to on a regular basis as they were back then...
I then realised the artist, Denis Shiryaev, had restored other videos from other cities around the world and I thought some of you might find them of interest too. I mean, obviously it's a fascinating thing in and of itself, but I thought it could also be useful if some of you wanted to use the footage to get inspiration for writing a scene set, say in Tokyo, around 1913-1915. Just to give that little 'feel' for the place and time, I guess?
Anyway, in case it does interest you, here is a list of the videos I found this morning:
A Trip Through Paris, in late 1890s, here
A Trip down Market street, San Francisco April 14, 1906: here
A Trip Through New York City in 1911: here
A trip Through Tokyo, 1913-1915: here
A Trip Through the Streets of Amsterdam, 1922: here
A Trip down Tverskaya street, Moscow in 1896: here
ETA: Another one, courtesy of
pameluke: Tram Ride Through Vienna, 1906: here ETAbis: And yet another one, we're on a roll, guys! ;)
pameluke found this gem, April Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem, 1897: here. Turns out this Guy Jones has even more videos over at his channel!Have a good day, people (take care)
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It adds a new layer when you actually know/recognise the locations shown in the videos, doesn't it?
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Edited to add: oh wow, the guy jones person has so many of these!!!
Including this one from Jerusalem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLzs2iJkGok
I really hope Denis Shiryaev one day does a restoration/recoloring of that one.
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