'What better subject matter than fellow humans doing extraordinary things with the backdrop of 1960's spacecraft and scenes that are literally other-worldly?'
wasn't the only guy in the program and there was more than just Apollo 11. It was a pretty easy choice for the cover too from a photographic standpoint as it's such a cinematic, atmospheric shot now it's been cleaned up, and the lighting is sublime."
This process has only accelerated with the availability of images online and these poorly presented images, that are getting progressively worse are being seen by a progressively bigger audience. That concept drove me nuts. It's nobody's fault, it's just how things have developed over time — but things should get better, not worse. I can't think of any film in existence that is more deserving of the highest level of care and attention.
This DAC was great at capturing the cramped inside of the spacecraft, better than the Hasselblad still cameras due to wider angle lenses. The innate desire to see inside the spacecraft; to appreciate what our first moon-bound vehicles of the 1960s looked like, and to observe life on board these most historic journeys drove me to make the effort to enhance this footage in addition to the stills.
I don't use any AI-based software or any automated features in remastering the footage. I don't want a computer"inventing" and inserting pixels into this kind of historical content. It's essential for me to know exactly what was there in the first place, what I've adjusted and what is there at the end.