Orbit Magazine Nov 19

“We will
remember them”
abbots angle.
A look at what you can find
at wellington orbit this month...
To some extent Jackson’s “They
“This is not a story of the First World War, it is not a historical story, it
may not even be entirely accurate but it’s the memories of the men who
fought - they’re just giving their impressions of what it was like to be a
soldier.”
Shall Not Grow Old” follows in very
much the same style. Combining
archive footage to tell the story of
everyday participants in the First
World War covering the final days
and BBC vaults to aid in sharing
memories now over a century old.
The Wellington Orbit will be
working closely with The Royal
Peter Jackson – 2018
As documentaries go there is certainly no shortage of both film and
television productions that cover the history of human conflict.
Who can forget the legendary 26 episode “World at War”
series that ran between 1973 and 1976, narrated by
Laurence Olivier.
of the conflict.
However, Jackson and his
production team team did not have
the luxury of interviewing surviving
veterans, participants or politicians
or most importantly having the
Through modern techniques that
truly trailblaze a new method
of keeping our history alive and
engaging the footage was not
only colourised but the addition
of both sound effects and voice
British Legion to collect for the
Poppy Appeal and there will also
be a unique opportunity to view an
Exhibition by Nick Redshaw from
The Royal Marines Art Society on
Sunday 10th November.
luxury of recorded diegetic sound.
acting brings not only the grainy
The remembrance weekend is
What they did have though was
condition of the film to life but also
a wonderful opportunity for
100hrs of archive footage and
humanises in a very emotional way
Wellington Orbit to truly continue
over 600hrs of interviews from
how the everyday men and women
in its purpose by offering the local
the Imperial War Museum (IWM)
conducted their lives on the front.
community a chance to see this
remarkable film either for the first
time or indeed again.
John Abbott.
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