A Day in 1930s London, in colour...
Restored and colorized film footage, with a specially created sound-design added, of Trafalger Square, Picadilly Circus and wonderful footage from the train station...It's quite extraordinary and absolutely fascinating to watch, just as if you actually have stepped back in time.
To see how smart and elegant everyone looks is a joy, even people who had very little money, made an effort to look their best when out in public. The majority of people back then had pride in how they looked and conducted themselves...Although this is footage of the more affluent West End, people of all classes made much more effort in that era on the sartorial front, which actually continued through the 1950s, 60s and indeed the 70's...I have some wonderful photographs of my Mum and Dad from the 1950s and they both look knockout, just like film stars really...I love 1950s fashion, so stylish and elegant.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this short film restoration of 1930s London, as much as I did.
YW Palladium and glad both you and Orphan enjoyed it.
I too wondered how such an amazing restoration was achieved.
The restoration notes, under the video description, read:
Video Restoration Process: ✔ FPS boosted to 60 frames per second ✔ Image resolution boosted up to HD ✔ Improved video sharpness and brightness ✔ Colorized only for the ambiance (not historically accurate) ✔added sound only for the ambiance ✔restoration:(stabilisation,denoise,cleand,deblur)
...so, on the basis of that, it looks like a standard approach, but obviously done with a lot of care..but who knows? there may well be some secret-sauce involved.
...and I agree, it looks better than any such restoration I've seen from that era.