The Untold Story Behind the Hit Apollo 11 Documentary

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When you watch the new documentary film, Apollo 11, you see a lot of shots we’ve all seen before. But different. The footage looks so crisp, vibrant, and distinct. But why? How did this happen, and why did it take 50 years for us to get this footage and be able to enjoy it in this quality? Well, the short answer is a mixture of luck, lack of technology, and just good timing. In this video, we’re going to explore how this footage came about, why it went away, and who is responsible for it.
Host, Writer & Producer: TJ Cooney / tj_cooney
Editor: Jenny Cho
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  • @BPSspace
    @BPSspace4 жыл бұрын

    Another great video TJ! The comparison shots at the end are awesome!

  • @INeedMoreSpace

    @INeedMoreSpace

    4 жыл бұрын

    thank you for watching! I would think this would scratch your film itch

  • @Hygix_

    @Hygix_

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yo milk man can you reply my comment I been your fan since your interview with that channel(i don't remember his channel name lol)because of you I start find it interesting in electrical engineering

  • @ClubmanGT1971
    @ClubmanGT1971 Жыл бұрын

    A fantastic story. Thanks so much. The documentary brought tears to my eyes when I saw it at IMAX. That first shot of the crawler was astonishing. I felt like a boy all over again. Now my two boys are obsessed with the whole Apollo program as well.

  • @gurditrehal3348
    @gurditrehal33483 жыл бұрын

    I came across this documentary completely by accident. I was randomly on the BFI IMAX Waterloo website and I noticed this documentary and it only had 2 days left until they would stop showing it (this was September 2019). I then went to the film description and noticed the term "65/70mm" film footage and I immediately impulse bought the tickets for the next day. The experience of this film in the Waterloo theatre is one i shall never forget. The picture quality was better than anything that I had ever seen from that era and it often felt like they dressed up actors in 60s clothing and filmed them. It was so surreal to think I was watching 50 year old footage. The sound experience was amazing in the IMAX theatre with their fantastic sound system and the best parts were the launch of the Saturn V and the "Translunar injection" soundtrack; both of which got my heart racing. Impressed by the picture quality, I then purchased the Blu-Ray for this film and enjoyed the experience of seeing the 1960s not through a low quality film that is poorly maintained with dust and scratches (as most young people have seen it) but as the people back then would have seen it. It certainly messes with your perception if time. And I almost missed it and wouldn't have known about the existence of this film if I hadn't been randomly been on that website lol And now with this video, I am amazed with the side-by-side comparisons of the 16mm and 35mm transfer we were stuck with (and accepted that that was the best we had) with this gem has been discovered. I really cannot wait for future Apollo documentaries to take advantage of this high-quality wide-screen footage and leave the traditional 4:3 footage behind

  • @cavemanballistics6338
    @cavemanballistics63388 ай бұрын

    I have been telling this story for 50 years and nobody would believe me. My father was a guidance control engineer for NASA from 1962-1970. I witnessed these guys running around the cape filming with these huge cameras. I asked one of the guys why the cameras where so big, and he told me that it was a special wide film and that one day I might see it in the movies but not on TV.

  • @CopenhagenSuborbitals
    @CopenhagenSuborbitals4 жыл бұрын

    Really well done and great selection of a video topic! What's really more impressive, though - a person carrying a 65mm camera on his shoulder or the crawler carrying a 12 million pound rocket and launch rail?

  • @INeedMoreSpace

    @INeedMoreSpace

    4 жыл бұрын

    either way my back would be sore 😂

  • @BrianTurnerOfficial
    @BrianTurnerOfficial4 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing and deserves way more views thanks man!

  • @jvburnes
    @jvburnes22 күн бұрын

    Great summary. Apollo 11 immersed me back into the world of my childhood and the wonder of the space program. I remember waking up at 2am to watch the moon landing. Apollo 11 brought me to tears. This was the story of a better world and hopefully the world to come.

  • @LAUNCH_REBEL
    @LAUNCH_REBEL4 жыл бұрын

    You always have the best quality videos. I learn a lot, and enjoy watching it. Great stuff, TJ!

  • @INeedMoreSpace

    @INeedMoreSpace

    4 жыл бұрын

    thank you clay!

  • @jeromec7367
    @jeromec73674 жыл бұрын

    Incredible story! That makes me appriciate this film even more! Thank for the great video!

  • @ralphbathan2206
    @ralphbathan22063 жыл бұрын

    Watched this last night on Netflix. I have to say I'm all praises! I've even wondered if the movie was just reenactments and green screens, because the quality was so good. Watching it gave me goosebumps. I felt like I'm witnessing the historic event as it is just happening today. It really gave me the sense of how proud the humans are in that moment. Thank you for the people who made this documentary.

  • @beachboardfan9544
    @beachboardfan95444 жыл бұрын

    Now if only movies theaters were open 😕

  • @INeedMoreSpace

    @INeedMoreSpace

    4 жыл бұрын

    ugh tell me about it

  • @macbrun7
    @macbrun74 жыл бұрын

    This was another well done video, thank you! "Apollo 11" is an amazing looking movie, and the video quality blew me away. Thanks for explaining it so well.

  • @ebbethers-jrgensen3341
    @ebbethers-jrgensen33412 жыл бұрын

    That is absolutely amazing! I never heard about this before. Wonderful shots - and great work!

  • @RuohongZhao
    @RuohongZhao2 жыл бұрын

    I wish could see the full 16K scan of the film in original aspect ratio, and I really hope they can use some of the 8K even 16K footages in every bestbuy and Walmart as a demo video of future TVs.

  • @MoonMan22
    @MoonMan224 жыл бұрын

    Man, what’s a great video. Love the tidbit about the wheelchair to film those shots! Thanks for sharing.

  • @Mrpamperedpassions
    @Mrpamperedpassions6 ай бұрын

    Wow! This was excellent detective/investigation work on answering my question on how Apollo 11 was filmed with 65mm film. I bought the Blu-ray of this film and the directors didn’t include what you mentioned on why this was shot in 65mm in the first place, they talked more about how they transferred it for their documentary. Thank you very much for completing the deep history of the origins on why NASA had this shot as such for the independent director back in the day. I am going to see if I can buy one of your awesome T-Shirts for a friend if they are still available.

  • @austindesisto9258
    @austindesisto92584 жыл бұрын

    Love those comparison shots! Definitely learned more about one of my favorite films!

  • @csvaughen
    @csvaughen4 жыл бұрын

    And thank you so much for sharing that background!!! Awesome stuff!!!

  • @dancronin403
    @dancronin4034 жыл бұрын

    This is superb content man well done. Really enjoyed this video.

  • @tonyelsom6382
    @tonyelsom63824 жыл бұрын

    There's a world of difference between the 1960's stock material and this. It's Panavision, the Imax of that era. I should know, I'm a 1960 model myself, hehe, no, I actually saw that on a different video...but yes, I was there when Apollo11 happened. Great video TJ, this stuff got me hooked 51 yrs ago, and I'm still incurable.. 👍 🚀

  • @sheldonspock5566

    @sheldonspock5566

    2 жыл бұрын

    Correct, it's Super Panavision, not Todd-AO.

  • @subwarpspeed
    @subwarpspeed3 жыл бұрын

    This movie was in cinema one single night on the anniversary, nothing more scheduled. It's in a small town cinema where you normally don't need to buy tickets in advance. Turned out it was a small audience but I hadn't taken any chances and had bought ticket in advance. Later in the autumn it was shown once or twice in big city cinema, actually in the IMAX room. I was of course there to experience it in the best way possible.

  • @RonixViva
    @RonixViva2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing! Watched this yesterday! It was INCREDIBLE!!

  • @Bunjamin27
    @Bunjamin274 жыл бұрын

    *THANK YOU* You seriously did a great job explaining this succinctly as well as visually. Made is SO much easier to explain to family/friends. Love it! Now, just gotta get the 4K super mega hella moon dust edition ;)

  • @kaukomarsu
    @kaukomarsu4 жыл бұрын

    The story of discovering, saving and scanning this original film stock and putting together the AWESOME documentary Apollo 11 is an achievement worthy of every possible award.

  • Жыл бұрын

    I watched this yesterday and was amazed by the quality of the images. Like you said... it was something we´d already seen before, but never like this. Really beautiful documentary, the editing is fantastic too.

  • @hippyjoe007
    @hippyjoe0073 жыл бұрын

    Good job. I am very impressed. Thank you.

  • @gordonbrittas4842
    @gordonbrittas48423 жыл бұрын

    I recorded the documentary in UHD and have just started watching it on a newish 65" Samsung 4K TV. I was seriously blown away by the opening 10 minutes. The Quality looks like it was recorded yesterday. Amazing insight into how the footage came about.

  • @stoeiboy80
    @stoeiboy803 жыл бұрын

    awesome review.. cant stop learning about the saturn 5 and its fotage .. ^^

  • @tullyfisher
    @tullyfisher2 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting. Thank you.

  • @ap-xv5ib
    @ap-xv5ib3 жыл бұрын

    I didn't know any of this, but it explains a lot about why one of the most important events in history, was disappointingly recorded. However, it turns out that it was not, you explained it so well. Excellent job.

  • @bagnome

    @bagnome

    11 ай бұрын

    In adition to that, a lot of old tv shows, documentaries, and movies that have poor quality are the result of a copy on film being a few generations removed from the original camera netagive. Then that copy may have been converted to an electric analog signal and stored on a tape for television (likely at a resolution of 480 lines). Then that electronic version gets degitized for a dvd. Thats how a lot of old, especially early films, look so terrible. But as the early films that still exist get digitized with modern technology, you can really see how good the actually look.

  • @av8orbob829
    @av8orbob8294 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding Job! Very interesting. I feel more fascinated than I did as a boy of 11 watching it live in '69...

  • @kspfanatic102
    @kspfanatic1024 жыл бұрын

    Awesome explanation!

  • @MariaMartinez-researcher
    @MariaMartinez-researcher7 ай бұрын

    Very good. How things were made and by who is usually disregarded in space videos.

  • @juliodefreitas157
    @juliodefreitas1574 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video 👍

  • @Hautemoeltoe
    @Hautemoeltoe2 жыл бұрын

    Thx for the background info on the online movie I saw more than onze in a theatre

  • @astronomyfilms
    @astronomyfilms4 жыл бұрын

    great job! so much i didn’t know about 😄

  • @yassm
    @yassm4 жыл бұрын

    Never knew this. Thank you very much

  • @dket2571
    @dket25714 жыл бұрын

    well done. Thank you

  • @Only1Sabe
    @Only1SabeАй бұрын

    I loved the music from the Apollo 11 Documentary.

  • @darringreen8630
    @darringreen86304 жыл бұрын

    Great job, dude.

  • @garoldcarlisle5637
    @garoldcarlisle56373 жыл бұрын

    Excellent!

  • @matthewmiller6068
    @matthewmiller60683 жыл бұрын

    Very cool! Also makes sense to scan it as high as possible so you don't have to re-scan in a few years

  • @abundantYOUniverse
    @abundantYOUniverse3 жыл бұрын

    This was fantastic

  • @iforgotthenamemate
    @iforgotthenamemate4 жыл бұрын

    this movie felt like it was shot yesterday. i can't comperhend it didn't qualify for oscars...

  • @billscott356
    @billscott3564 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @nitinkanals5087
    @nitinkanals5087 Жыл бұрын

    I have this documentary it's beautiful.

  • @christianvitroler5289
    @christianvitroler52894 жыл бұрын

    Now, *that* was interesting!

  • @SacheeT
    @SacheeT3 жыл бұрын

    Subscribed because of this......

  • @iforgotthenamemate
    @iforgotthenamemate3 жыл бұрын

    so literaly, back in 60s they had equipment that could produce high definition material, but we had to wait almost 60 years to watch it properly :D

  • @gaetantrema67
    @gaetantrema674 жыл бұрын

    Nice work, thanks :) I heard those high quality shots may be released to public those days... Any info about that ?

  • @INeedMoreSpace

    @INeedMoreSpace

    4 жыл бұрын

    Let’s just say I’m working on it 😉

  • @gaetantrema67

    @gaetantrema67

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@INeedMoreSpace Okay, I'll keep this information for later. "Don't forget to stalk the I Need More Space guy."

  • @dougg1075
    @dougg10753 жыл бұрын

    Cool. Came here specifically to find out about the incredible footage.

  • @phillipsarkies20
    @phillipsarkies204 жыл бұрын

    Superb explanation about the TODD-AO film.... I remember going to the movies as a kid in the 70s and seeing the words “filmed in 70mm TODD-AO” 🤗

  • @sheldonspock5566

    @sheldonspock5566

    2 жыл бұрын

    Except it was Super Panavision.

  • @donna25871
    @donna2587110 ай бұрын

    We finally got the documentary that NASA originally intended.

  • @Hunter-im3tg
    @Hunter-im3tg3 жыл бұрын

    4:07 The yellow shirt guy

  • @hcampane
    @hcampane3 жыл бұрын

    TJ Cooney @I Need More Space Would you ship the shirts to Singapore?

  • @Earthislife1031
    @Earthislife10314 жыл бұрын

    Yes....

  • @mishmashmixer
    @mishmashmixer4 жыл бұрын

    fucking brilliant piece ! Excellent

  • @itai1002
    @itai10024 жыл бұрын

    On 4:07 what happened to the face of the guy on the left?

  • @gurditrehal3348
    @gurditrehal33483 жыл бұрын

    I notice that, when you start the comparisons at 7:25, the colours on the Moonwalk One footage seem different to the 65mm footage. Is that because either the Moonwalk One footage or 65mm footage (after being scanned) was colour corrected or are they both the original colours and the 65mm film can store colour information better?

  • @sheldonspock5566

    @sheldonspock5566

    2 жыл бұрын

    There's really many points during the whole process which can affect colors or white balance. Please notice for starters there was a transfer from 65mm to 35mm, probably involving different film stocks. Then, Moonwalk One was digitized I'm guessing in the 90s, making an old master. And then the recent scan, for the 2019 Apollo 11 film, of the original negative probably used a different timing from the old conversion. Film scanner, monitor calibration, colorist / director choice during editing, production of the DI... etc...

  • @admiralpercy
    @admiralpercy2 жыл бұрын

    I heard that based on grain size, 35mm film basically Max's out at about a 4k resolution. Do you know what it would be for 65mm?

  • @thatcampingmann9543

    @thatcampingmann9543

    Жыл бұрын

    8k prob

  • @miketv7172
    @miketv71724 жыл бұрын

    4.07 what's the guy on the lefts face doing?

  • @ludgatecircus15
    @ludgatecircus154 жыл бұрын

    Whatever you need to do to get on Patreon, do it!

  • @INeedMoreSpace

    @INeedMoreSpace

    4 жыл бұрын

    Aw thanks!

  • @kinggodzilla7273
    @kinggodzilla72733 жыл бұрын

    dude i cant wait till 2024 till we see like 8k footage coming back from the surface of the moon and all that.

  • @jamesfeehan2683
    @jamesfeehan26834 жыл бұрын

    Tj, what’s the discord invite code?

  • @INeedMoreSpace

    @INeedMoreSpace

    4 жыл бұрын

    discord.gg/PF6C5j

  • @Kybucks10
    @Kybucks104 жыл бұрын

    For real wish you had shirt sizes for fatties like me. I want a crew dragon shirt so bad :(

  • @INeedMoreSpace

    @INeedMoreSpace

    4 жыл бұрын

    It’s all through teespring I’m sorry 🙁

  • @TralfazConstruction
    @TralfazConstruction3 жыл бұрын

    Serendipitous.

  • @benfeisttoronto
    @benfeisttoronto4 жыл бұрын

    I worked on this film. I appreciate your interest. You got most of the facts right, but did you reach out to anyone to get the story right? For example, Dan didn’t just call Todd one day. Also, careful using all of the footage you’ve cut together here. A lot of it is copyrighted from different sources. Did you seek permission?

  • @stephenslater4360

    @stephenslater4360

    4 жыл бұрын

    ditto.... I'm the Archive Producer of the film, and the Dan Rooney conversations happened after we'd already begun a detailed research process in the National Archives, he didn't just call us out of the blue!! it would have been easy to get this 100% accurate... for example, none of the 70mm was available in the NASA archives, even in reduced format... it also wasn't all shot for Moonwalk One... I've confirmed with my producer colleagues that none of the "Apollo 11" footage was cleared for use in this KZread video, so would kindly suggest that the uploader deletes this video and seeks permission through the correct channels..

  • @TheGyroBarqusShow
    @TheGyroBarqusShow3 жыл бұрын

    are you sure some dude called stanley not involved in this?

  • @laius6047
    @laius60473 жыл бұрын

    well.. either this, or as one group would say "it's all fake"

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