No, it's the only history worth making a documentary about. There's a difference.
It costs the same to write a book about any time you want, but documentaries before WW2 are expensive because you have to re-enact the footage and that requires actors, costumes, etc. documentaries *after* WW2 are expensive because all of the source material is held by copyright in the hands of news organizations that charge more for the footage than the documentary would otherwise cost to make.
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Date: 2007-03-15 09:15 pm (UTC)No, it's the only history worth making a documentary about. There's a difference.
It costs the same to write a book about any time you want, but documentaries before WW2 are expensive because you have to re-enact the footage and that requires actors, costumes, etc. documentaries *after* WW2 are expensive because all of the source material is held by copyright in the hands of news organizations that charge more for the footage than the documentary would otherwise cost to make.