Rephotography

Wonderful London 1924 & 2014 from Simon Smith on Vimeo.

Wonderful London in 1924 and 2014
"In 1924, Harry B. Parkinson and Frank Miller documented London in a fantastic series of short films, known as "Wonderful London". Over the last few months, I have stood in their foot-steps, recapturing their shots exactly, and have blended the two together creating a window through time"

This is the first time I've seen anything like this and I think it's great. You get a much broader view of how much things have changed with video and it's generally more exciting than photographs. The work that has gone into the above video must have been very tedious matching up the lines and panning at the right speed etc.

I think the use of mixed media is really great, it's something fresh in an area that's quite overdone now. Old Vs New is slightly played out, especially in London but Smiths video is a clear success, at least in my opinion!