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This is really cool, what an honor to see. Thank you for digitizing the footage and sharing it to the world. Couple q's if you're up for it: * What camera did
by dopeboy 5y ago
This is really cool, what an honor to see. Thank you for digitizing the footage and sharing it to the world.
Couple q's if you're up for it:
* What camera did he have? Was it common in that era for cameras to not have a mic? (not complaining, just curious)
* Did he ever watch the footage, after the war? I know some veterans, depending on how they processed their experience, just block it all out.
* Can you share more on what he thought of his service there?
- aantix 5y ago* I'm not sure of the specifics of the camera. But the reels of film say "KodaChrome Movie Film Super 8" on their boxes. * I don't think he ever saw the footage. I would assume that at some point he had a projector, but as far as I can remember, he just always kept them in his top drawer. He always talked about getting them transferred to VHS. Never did it. * He's in the video at 38 seconds in. I assume his buddy from the previous frames filmed him. https://youtu.be/1hiNanqC5aQ?t=38 https://youtu.be/1hiNanqC5aQ?t=38 He didn't like the military. He had a lot of explosive outbursts I remember growing up. Later in his life, when he was finally convinced to see a VA doctor, he was diagnosed with PTSD with - 100% related to the war. He received full disability but very late in life. He was fired from so many jobs during his lifetime.
- relaxing 5y agoMost Super 8 cameras could not record sound. In the 70s, Kodak introduced a variant of Super 8 film that had a magnetic strip for audio, but it wasn’t widely used. Later in the 70s video on magnetic tape cassettes became popular, which was the first time most people had home movies with sound. Both technologies arrived too late for the US war in Vietnam.