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London is the last stop in an epic trip across Britain filmed in remarkable early colour.London was the final stop in a marathon journey around Britai...
Sort by Boing Boing (Free subscription) - 11/09/2009
This early (1927) color film shows 10 minutes of remarkable vintage London -- especially the Petticoat Lane market scenes around 6:00, which are a rare glimpse into the life of everyday people (it's even cooler if you were actually down on Petticoat Lane yesterday, as I was!). The Open Road London (1927) (via Making Light) Previously:Early 20th c. George Eastman House photos now on Flickr - Boing Boing...
Sort by kottke (Free subscription) - 11/11/2009
If you liked the film of the 1905 streetcar ride down Market Street in San Francisco, you might enjoy this 1927 film of various sites around London , including several down-the-street shots. Oh, and it's in color. In the 1920s. This clip is from a larger film called The Open Road by Claude Friese-Greene . He shot the film with a process his father William had developed called Biocolour. William began...
Sort by Laughing Squid (Free subscription) - 11/13/2009
“The Open Road London”, a wonderful color film of London shot in 1927, from the London’s Screen Archives of Film London. London was the final stop in a marathon journey around Britain filmed as a series of cinema travelogues. Pioneering filmmaker Claude Friese-Greene brought these picture-postcard scenes to life with a specially-devised colour film process. via Boing [...] This is a blog post from...
Sort by Autopia (Free subscription) - 11/08/2009
*Eerie media-survival here. Advanced and retrograde at the same time.
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Lights Out: London, circa 1927 — in glorious pseudo-color! [ via .
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Jason has a few other links of worth, including an explanation of the film process.
Sort by mitchieville (Free subscription) - 11/10/2009
This remarkable bit of footage takes a look at what London was like in 1927. Men with hats, bustling streets, white people everywhere. There are so many white people I thought a monster truck rally was taking place. Fortunately for England, Labours policy of flooding Britain will immigrants, solely for the purpose of pissing off [...]
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Claude Friese-Greene shot this film in 1927, with a process developed by his father called Biocolour. via Comment Central
Sort by Across Difficult Country (Free subscription) - 11/16/2009
" In 1924 Claude Friese-Greene (cinematographer and son of moving-image pioneer William) embarked on an intrepid road trip from Land's End to John O'Groats. He recorded his journey on film, using an experimental colour process. Entitled The Open Road , this remarkable travelogue was conceived as a series of 26 short episodes, to be shown weekly at the cinema."
Sort by Smitten by Britain (Free subscription) - 11/10/2009
Enjoy! Thanks to @pollypissypants for the tweet.
