MetaFilter posts tagged with reenactment

"Yeah, sure, I'll get in an accident. Whatever."

flatluigi — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:40:32 -0800

Why you shouldn't text while driving (NSFW, dramatic reenactment of a car accident) _{via kottke}

Anglo-Saxon life

Upton O'Good — Tue, 27 May 2008 23:36:57 -0800

Regia Anglorum, an English re-enactment society, maintains a wealth of information about life in medieval England using the virtual village of Wichamstow and its surroundings. They have in-depth articles on many of the crafts and trades that the villagers would have undertaken, and about the places they would live and work. (A full listing is here.) They are perhaps unique, however, in building a medieval village and estate with which to demonstrate medieval craftsmanship.

High quality re-creations of medieval armor

agentofselection — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:36:02 -0800

A few examples of high-quality re-creations of medieval armor. Much of this is created using historical techniques (youtube,) by men (slightly NSFW) who can only be called masters. But it ain't cheap. I've linked to the sites of only a few reenactment-grade armoring greats. There are many more, such as Ugo Serrano (warning, bad myspace page) and Chris Gilman, both of whom do work for movies. The answers to all your armoring questions available at The Armour Archive. [Note 1: The British "armour" is often used in the reenactment community to separate medieval "armour" from modern "armor" esp. in search engines.] [Note 2: Stay away from the armour archive off-topic forums if you value your faith in humanity.] This post inspired by comments to this thread which had me thinking "these people need to see some REAL armor."

You are Lee Harvey Oswald.

emelenjr — Sun, 21 Nov 2004 14:36:54 -0800

12:30 p.m., November 22nd, 1963. The weather is fine. You have a rifle.

Lewis and Clark re-enactment gets real?

gimonca — Mon, 20 Sep 2004 08:39:44 -0800

Not everyone's happy about this Lewis and Clark anniversary thing...

...but their bags stayed in Dayton...

Vidiot — Tue, 16 Dec 2003 22:51:44 -0800

"We came down here for wind and sand, and we have got them."

Today is aviation's 100th birthday. At 10:35am Eastern, the Experimental Aircraft Association will attempt to re-enact the first flight of the Wright Brothers' "marginal" aircraft. (It's apparently very difficult to fly -- for one thing, the pilot must keep the airspeed between 27 and 32 mph, using an engine without a throttle.) Wish I could be there in NC at the Wright Brothers National Memorial. It's utterly astounding that only 66 years -- less than a lifetime -- elapsed between Orville Wright's twelve-second, 120-foot flight and the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Yer turn in the harness, Maw!

gottabefunky — Wed, 12 Feb 2003 09:52:44 -0800

Not all the pioneers who pushed west across the U.S. could afford a covered wagon. Between 1846 and 1869, some 300,000 people - mostly Mormons - pulled their belongings in handcarts over 1,000 miles over the Mormon Trail from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City (and not everyone made it). Reenacting the trek has become popular – very popular.

Secret Life of Gravy — Fri, 04 Oct 2002 05:34:04 -0800

Hardcore vs. Farb So, you want to be a Civil War Reenactor. Here's a few sources to get you started so you can learn the lingo and shop for authentic shoes, hats, and hardtack. (more inside)