Egypt
- Another Review Re "chasing Mummies"
Passionate About History (Mary Harrsch) The trailers I watched for the new History Channel series "Chasing Mummies" piqued my interest and the "Show me the mummy" play on words brought a smile to my lips. But I'm afraid I was sadly disappointed in...
- Mrs. Mubarak Inaugurates Sadat Museum
Egypt State Information Service Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak the chairperson of the board of trustees of Bibliotheca Alexandria, opened on Tuesday 18/02/2009 the museum of late president Anwar Sadat. The museum, which was established by Bibliotheca Alexandria,...
- Computer Trickery Builds Fake History
The Inquirer (Nick Farrell) THE OBSESSION OF historical documentary makers to come up with new things to show off their swish computer graphics is getting out of hand, according to Newsweek. The History Channel is about to release a sensational story...
- Request From Past Preservers
www.pastpreservers.com Past Preservers was founded by archaeologist Nigel J. Hetherington in 2005 to provide historical and archaeological consultancy and professional support to the media industry. They are looking for personnel: Past Preservers is...
- The International World History Project
Deccan Herald (N.S Soundar Rajan) The International World History Project at http://history-world.org/, contains a collection of world history related essays, documents, maps, music and video outlining human history and progress from the Neolithic era...
Egypt
New ways of presenting history on TV
http://www.worldscreen.com/featurescurrent.php?filename=hist1006.htm
An enjoyable and detailed look at history and archaeology as presented on TV, and how advances in computer applications and technologies have advanced this: "Producers are using different approaches to revisit historical events in a new slate of documentaries.
'The only thing new in the world is the history you don’t know.' The truth of those words from former American President Harry S. Truman is evident today on television screens around the world, as documentary filmmakers dig up—literally, sometimes—new pieces of history that reveal unknown stories and use new techniques to explore and explain the events that changed the world.
Producers and distributors of historical documentaries say demand for their wares is strong. The short explanation, told before in these pages and elsewhere, is that cheaper and better computer-generated imagery along with greater skill in staging elaborate reenactments of historical events have made documentaries more attractive and entertaining to mass audiences."
'The only thing new in the world is the history you don’t know.' The truth of those words from former American President Harry S. Truman is evident today on television screens around the world, as documentary filmmakers dig up—literally, sometimes—new pieces of history that reveal unknown stories and use new techniques to explore and explain the events that changed the world.
Producers and distributors of historical documentaries say demand for their wares is strong. The short explanation, told before in these pages and elsewhere, is that cheaper and better computer-generated imagery along with greater skill in staging elaborate reenactments of historical events have made documentaries more attractive and entertaining to mass audiences."
See the above page for the entire article, which offers examples of shows that have been aired, and quotes film makers. One of the examples given is that of Pyramid, about the building of the Great Pyramid at Giza, told from the perspective of a fictional worker called Nakht - and attracted 11 million viewers.
- Another Review Re "chasing Mummies"
Passionate About History (Mary Harrsch) The trailers I watched for the new History Channel series "Chasing Mummies" piqued my interest and the "Show me the mummy" play on words brought a smile to my lips. But I'm afraid I was sadly disappointed in...
- Mrs. Mubarak Inaugurates Sadat Museum
Egypt State Information Service Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak the chairperson of the board of trustees of Bibliotheca Alexandria, opened on Tuesday 18/02/2009 the museum of late president Anwar Sadat. The museum, which was established by Bibliotheca Alexandria,...
- Computer Trickery Builds Fake History
The Inquirer (Nick Farrell) THE OBSESSION OF historical documentary makers to come up with new things to show off their swish computer graphics is getting out of hand, according to Newsweek. The History Channel is about to release a sensational story...
- Request From Past Preservers
www.pastpreservers.com Past Preservers was founded by archaeologist Nigel J. Hetherington in 2005 to provide historical and archaeological consultancy and professional support to the media industry. They are looking for personnel: Past Preservers is...
- The International World History Project
Deccan Herald (N.S Soundar Rajan) The International World History Project at http://history-world.org/, contains a collection of world history related essays, documents, maps, music and video outlining human history and progress from the Neolithic era...