Footagevault Press Release July 2009
Footagevault sponsors the London Science Museum video installation "Apollo Raw and Uncut"
Between 1966 and 1972 NASA collected around 22 hours of 16mm film footage shot in space and on the surface of the Moon during the Apollo missions. For the last forty years this unique collection has been kept in very cold storage at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston. The film rolls have only been brought out of storage a handful of times to transfer onto new tape formats, and only brief portions from a few of the most popular clips have ever been used in documentary films.
In a unique collaboration with the online archive film company Footagevault, visitors to the Science Museum, London, will get the exclusive opportunity to see the entire Apollo film archive for free in high definition. The screenings will take place daily from now until 31 August 2009.
Highlights:
- The nine Earthrise moments shot on Apollo missions 10, 11 and 12.
- The full 9.5 minute slow motion lunar rover 'Grand Prix'.
- An extended 11.5 minute sequence shot from the astronaut's perspective – showing the view of a drive on the lunar rover through the Moon's rugged Highlands.
- The spectacular and iconic onboard shots from inside the Saturn V rocket during staging in high Earth orbit.
- Neil Armstrong's first steps on the lunar surface seen from the window of the Lunar Module and filmed by Buzz Aldrin.
- Re-entry at 25,000 mph seen from inside the Command Module windows – looking back at the vortices of coloured plasma streaming backwards into the sky. And the subsequent parachute deployment seen from onboard.
- Breathtaking close up slow motion views of the Saturn V lifting off as seen from multiple cameras positioned around the launch pad.
Doug Millard, Senior Curator of Space Technology at the Science Museum said:
"This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Alongside the Science Museum's peerless collection of space technology visitors this summer will get the exclusive chance to see exactly what the Apollo astronauts saw forty years ago. And not only are these films fascinating, but they are also beautiful and inspiring."
Filmmaker and Principal Curator of Footagevault Dr Christopher Riley, said:
"I'm delighted that we have been able to partner with the Science Museum for this special anniversary screening of the entire Apollo film archive. 'Apollo Raw and Uncut' is a unique project which will, for the first time, present the Moon shots to the public - without the usual editing which documentary filmmaking enforces on our view of the Apollo story."
Visitor Information
Apollo Raw and Uncut
Admission FREE
Energy Briefing Room, Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2DD
Until 31 August 2009
10.00 – 18.00 Daily
More information: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/space
To browse the Apollo film collection online please visit footagevault.com/apollo
This is part of the Science Museum's space season which starts on 20 July 2009 and events take place throughout the summer holidays. There will be free family activities, highlighted Apollo 40th anniversary displays in the popular 'Exploring Space' gallery, a space themed 'Lates' for adults and 'Cosmos & Culture', a brand new exhibition. Space season is part of the Science Museum Centenary celebrations.
For more information please contact the Footagevault Press Office on +44 (0)20 3468 8805 or contact us here.
Notes to Editors
Footagevault is a stock photography company, founded in 2006. The company sells royalty-free and rights-managed video footage and audio clips. It currently specialises in the space flight and space exploration. The company has its head quarters in London, England. It's clients include the Discovery Channel, the BBC and Channel 4 Films.
Archive film sourced by Footagevault formed the basis of the 2007 Sundance award winning documentary feature film In the Shadow of the Moon and the spin off Discovery Channel series Moon Machines. Through their work on these projects and as a consultant to the series NASA's Greatest Missions the company has played a key role in the Discovery Channel's legacy project, working to help preserve NASA's film archive.
Footagevault's collection spans some of the greatest human achievements of the 20th century, from Sputnik 1 and Gagarin's Vostok 1 flights to the International Space Station missions, and from the first robotic lunar missions to the most iconic missions to Mars and Saturn. They hold footage of many of NASA's Shuttle and planetary missions from the 1960s to today and early Air Force experiments in human space flight; from Joe Kittinger's famous high altitude parachute jumps to the first manned capsule flights into space. As part of this collection they curate an extensive collection of Earth views filmed from orbit and historic views of how computer technology supporting the missions has changed on the ground during the last 50 years.
Notes to Editors
Footagevault is a stock photography company, founded in 2006. The company sells royalty-free and rights-managed video footage and audio clips. It currently specialises in the space flight and space exploration. The company has its head quarters in London, England. It's clients include the Discovery Channel, the BBC and Channel 4 Films.
Archive film sourced by Footagevault formed the basis of the 2007 Sundance award winning documentary feature film In the Shadow of the Moon and the spin off Discovery Channel series Moon Machines. Through their work on these projects and as a consultant to the series NASA's Greatest Missions the company has played a key role in the Discovery Channel's legacy project, working to help preserve NASA's film archive.
Footagevault's collection spans some of the greatest human achievements of the 20th century, from Sputnik 1 and Gagarin's Vostok 1 flights to the International Space Station missions, and from the first robotic lunar missions to the most iconic missions to Mars and Saturn. They hold footage of many of NASA's Shuttle and planetary missions from the 1960s to today and early Air Force experiments in human space flight; from Joe Kittinger's famous high altitude parachute jumps to the first manned capsule flights into space. As part of this collection they curate an extensive collection of Earth views filmed from orbit and historic views of how computer technology supporting the missions has changed on the ground during the last 50 years.
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