If you could go back and take a film...

[-:Undertaker:-]

I was thinking, if you could go back in time before films were made or before they were used widely, what historical event would you want to see filmed? It's interesting as most of our events today are filmed on video and we can watch them back, whereas beforehand we only had photographs and before that only portraits.

I love seeing historical films or moments in history captured in film...


Queen-Empress Victoria at Balmoral footage -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E10c50DNhHY

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLNwoxe1QsI

British PM Margaret Thatcher declares victory over Argentina in the Falklands War -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHwCbIEVmG0

Lowering of the Soviet Flag over Moscow following the dissolution of the USSR -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyz7poxAnGI

Do you have any favourite historical pieces of film? If so, share them below. Or are there any moments in history you wish you could go back and film? If so, state what!

Edited by Sianness (Forum Moderator): Moved from 'Discuss Anything' as it is better suited here.

[The Don]

The Big Bang in HD...

[Futz]

a hd documentary of the world in the dinosaur era with david attenborough narrating it

another of the Egyptians building the pyramids

and another of the roman empire

[FlyingJesus]

Would be a pretty long documentary if it spanned the entire time dinosaurs ruled the planet, they were around for longer than mammals have existed :P

Most things happened slowly over a long time but if I could go back in time and film any singular event it would probably be Winona Ryder and Johnny Depp getting it on

[Storking]

moses parting the red sea

[iBlueBox]

charles i head getting chopped off

[!x!dude!x!2]

Dinosaurs ! I would love one on the dinosaurs

[Storking]

video recordings of mary's activities 9 months prior to giving birth to jesus

we all know what went on