Friday 23 March 2018

The men behind historic images


Cameramen at War (1943)

Directed by Len Lye this is a short documentary. We see various war time cameramen who capture the front lines for news reels of the day.

It is an interesting perspective to see the men behind the news reel footage, the faces we rarely think of who are taking the same risks as those in front of the camera. Obviously this film is assembled as propaganda but it is still a good watch. There is a slightly stilted nature to the narration but that is a product of the period.

3/5

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