Errol Morris On The Zapruder Film

[Brian Moore]

Early last year we had some discussion about Errol Morris and his book, "Believing Is Seeing." (I've included the link to that original post at the bottom of this one.) Anyway, this morning I read an article in the October issue of Smithsonian Magazine about Errol Morris's thoughts on the famous 8 mm film by Abraham Zapruder that shows the Kennedy assassination. The article is also available on the Smithsonian website so I thought I'd post the link for anyone who is interested to read it.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...e-Zapruder-Film-Really-Tell-Us-224928822.html


Believing Is Seeing Post
http://www.realphotographersforum.c...errol-morris-truth-in-photos.3730/#post-32969

 

[Glenn Clabo]

I wasn't around for the discussion last year...but I spent some time reading this online this morning also.

This whole moment in time is etched in my mind as I still remember and see so vividly in my mind... my teacher...coming into our class room...closing the door...and crying as she told us that our President was killed. We all just sat there in shock as she turned on a radio...

 

[Brian Moore]

The discussion last year wasn't actually about the Kennedy assassination @Glenn Clabo, it was propelled by Morris's analyses of the Abu Ghraib photos from the Iraq war as well as Roger Fenton's Crimean War photos "Into the Valley of the Shadow of Death."

I was 9 when Kennedy was shot. My family had emigrated to America just a month before. I had started school here, and each day at lunchtime I would walk to the little Craftsman bungalow my father had rented. I would watch the telly while my mum made me lunch. That's where I was when I heard. When I got back to school it was my intent to share the bad news, but I discovered everyone already knew. I don't know how they broadcast the information. Perhaps in a way similar to your's Glenn. People were walking around like zombies.

As I recall, there was nothing other than assassination-related information on the telly for about 3 days. For some reason they kept filling time with throughout those three days with a video of a sculptor creating a clay bust of Lincoln and talking about his process. Maybe he was describing Lincoln's life and death, too. They repeated this over and over. There was no CNN or cable in those days, and only a few broadcast channels.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Thanks for the link Brian - very interesting

I've gone ahead and refreshed my post http://www.realphotographersforum.com/forum/threads/i-know-who-and-what-shot-jfk.1788/ so that the image links all work again.

Should provide a nice backdrop to your article

 

[Brian Moore]

Thanks for the link Brian - very interesting

I've gone ahead and refreshed my post http://www.realphotographersforum.com/forum/threads/i-know-who-and-what-shot-jfk.1788/ so that the image links all work again.

Should provide a nice backdrop to your article

I've never seen your post until now, Chris. Great read!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

It was buried away in the old RPF, with all the image and video links broken - I think I got 'em all back, but let me know i anything doesn't link properly

 

[Pete Askew]

Excellent Brian, thanks.