1943 Berlin Blitz
Description
In September 1943, BBC war correspondent Wynford Vaughan-Thomas boarded a Lancaster bomber with his recording engineer and a microphone. Join the crew to fly to the heart of Nazi-occupied Europe, as they endure endless flak and a night fighter attack. This recreation uses the original recordings documenting the terrible ordeal – a major night-time bombing raid over Berlin, described by Vaughan-Thomas as “the most beautifully horrible sight I’ve ever seen”.
What Works Well
This video uses modern CGI and found audio of an actual air raid to present an example of early war journalism broadcast over the radio.
Discipline
- Communications
- Social Sciences
Keywords
aircraft, bbc, blitz, bombing, informal learning, journalism, news, radio, reporting, world war ii
Source
BBC News
Level of Guidance
What does this mean?
The Level of Guidance indicates how much the creator has imbued the video with a sense of at what the viewer should be looking.
For instance, a Level 1 video would mean that the camera has been left in place while life happens around it, allowing you, as the viewer, to simply observe. A Level 2 video might incorporate subtle visual, textual or audible hints or simple transitions. A Level 3 video would rely on a handful of hints and transition. A Level 4 video would employ multiple hints and dialogue. And a Level 5 video would rely on all of the above as well as a narrative arc that pushes the viewer forward.
Another way of looking at this would be how much production went into the video if you are considering making one of your own like it.
Location
Watch in Class
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