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Historical Found Footage

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Have there been any experimental found footage films that depict life through the eyes of someone in another time and place? Say, for example, the life of a blacksmith in Normandy in the year 875 CE. Or perhaps a Mongol horseman in 1219 CE. 

There would be no background music, not makeup except for what the people of the period might have worn, and intentionally "unprofessional" lighting. I have always wanted to see this. Not to mention these films would be one continuous shot, because real life is one continuous shot. 

Has this movie ever been made? 

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I've seen movies shot from the point of view of a character, (mostly film noir) but can't recall a historical film made that way. "Found footage" would be a misnomer, as motion pictures didn't exist. Maybe historical docudrama would be a better term?

The BBC did a couple productions were a famous historical battle or some other event was covered as if television news actually existed. Think I saw at least one of those way back in high school.

There was an entire episode of MASH shot from the perspective of a wounded soldier who was unable to speak from his injuries.

Also, keep in mind even modern film cameras can't hold enough film for more than ten minutes or so. Hitchcock had to use clever camera work and editing to sustain such an illusion in Rope. Even something shot digitally would have to hide an edit somewhere.

Stanley Kubrick did shoot by candlelight for the 18th century setting of Barry Lyndon.


Where were you in '77?

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SilverWook said:


"Found footage" would be a misnomer, as motion pictures didn't exist. Maybe historical docudrama would be a better term?


Pfft. If the Ancient Astronauts could teach primitive man how to build pyramids, I'm sure they could teach them how to manufacture and operate cameras and film.

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I don't recall Von Daniken mentioning it. ;)

Where were you in '77?

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Like I said, blunder on my part.

 

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