![]() ![]() The Film Memoir mode is intended to be another authentic detail like those seen throughout the games, where a lot of time has been spent to ensure that weapons, uniforms and equipment are as accurate as possible. Our games Tannenberg and Verdun are already in color, which gave us the opportunity to do something a little different…Īs an homage to the priceless original photo and movie material created by those documenting the First World War as professionals or amateurs, we’ve developed a new mode for Tannenberg and Verdun that changes the visuals and experience of the game to match what a movie of those times looked like. ![]() The film offers a real insight into how the scale and human suffering of this often forgotten war would have appeared to those fighting it. Peter Jackson’s movie They Shall Not Grow Old served as a welcome corrective to this thanks to extensively and diligently colorized movie reels and photographs. When we think of WW1, we tend to think of it as monochrome because of the black and white images. From 1916 onwards, professional war photography expanded greatly, including filming for documentary or propaganda purposes. ![]() However, personal cameras were beginning to become more widely available, so the official photographs didn’t have a monopoly on documenting the war – many soldiers smuggled cameras to the frontlines. During 1914-1915 the equipment and use of military photographers varied widely, with countries like Germany embracing the relatively new technology while the British only employed a handful of official war photographers. ![]()
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