Hello all,
To all who are interested in what is left of Titanic today, I would like to give notice that I have prepared a 40-page, full-color article for the Titanic Historical Society's quarterly, "The Titanic Commutator," packed with rare "outtake" images not published in the "Ghosts of the Abyss" books. The designer of the film's two companion books couldn't pack ALL the interesting underwater views into them, leaving dozens and dozens of equally good pictures unseen. Some are new camera angles of things you see in the books, others are completely fresh images of rooms and spaces that haven't even been touched upon before.
After receiving kind permission from Walden Media, LLC, to reproduce unpublished views in a nonprofit venue, I considered posting them here on E-T. But I felt the images should be preserved in a more permanent, published record. My long-standing membership in THS (35 years) made the decision easy.
To whet your appetite, attached are three of the new pictures published in Part 1 of the three-part series. The first two are a then-and-now comparison showing Titanic's rotary disc discharger in the Silent Room as it appeared sparking with its lead-lined teak enclosure opened to view and motor at left (CG render by Parks Stephenson); and the same equipment as we found them in 2001. The third image shows the amazing state of preservation of the once white-painted mahogany woodwork and leaded-glass windows in the Reception Room.
This first installment of "Ghosts of the Abyss: The Outtakes" includes all-new images on dive planning, the MIRs, ROVs, Medusa, bow and forecastle, bridge, hull views, leadsman's platform, davits, gymnasium (3 pages), Marconi and Silent rooms (6 pages), Reception Room (8 pages), the bronze-grilled doors and surrounds (3 pages), and more, plus two archivals that were miraculously 3D-ified for the film and can be enjoyed with the viewers that came with the kids' "Ghosts" book.
Parts 2 and 3 will include unpublished views in first-class staterooms, Ismay's suite, the Dining Saloon, entrance vestibules, staircase foyers, elevators, third-class and cargo spaces, and much more.
Carefully selected "then-and-now" archivals and deck plans are matched with the wreck images. To meet the deadline for Part 1, Parks toiled diligently to update the Marconi suite computer renders, adding the latest research and information he's gleaned from studying the ROV video. His Marconi and Silent rooms are now light years more detailed than they were when the progress on them had to be arrested by the book's publication deadline last winter.
If you are not a member of the Titanic Historical Society (the first such society, founded in 1963), I would urge you to consider either joining immediately to receive these issues or ordering them separately. They will be an invaluable addition to your "Ghosts" books. If you wish to purchase the issues individually, they are $20 US apiece. Basic membership in the Society is $50 US per year, which includes four issues of "The Titanic Commutator." As this three-part article spans 2003 and 2004, I believe you'd have to be a member for both years to obtain the series that way. But it may be worth it to some of you for all the additional Titanic-related information packed into those issues.
For information on ordering these issues individually or joining the Society, and an illustrated preview of the article, please go to www.titanichistoricalsociety.org/membership/Issue163.asp
My sincere thanks to Phil Hind for allowing me to post substantially the same notice in two threads, and for his kind assistance.
I hope you enjoy all the new pictures.
Ken Marschall
The rotary disc discharger, in the Silent Room, as it
once appeared...
To all who are interested in what is left of Titanic today, I would like to give notice that I have prepared a 40-page, full-color article for the Titanic Historical Society's quarterly, "The Titanic Commutator," packed with rare "outtake" images not published in the "Ghosts of the Abyss" books. The designer of the film's two companion books couldn't pack ALL the interesting underwater views into them, leaving dozens and dozens of equally good pictures unseen. Some are new camera angles of things you see in the books, others are completely fresh images of rooms and spaces that haven't even been touched upon before.
After receiving kind permission from Walden Media, LLC, to reproduce unpublished views in a nonprofit venue, I considered posting them here on E-T. But I felt the images should be preserved in a more permanent, published record. My long-standing membership in THS (35 years) made the decision easy.
To whet your appetite, attached are three of the new pictures published in Part 1 of the three-part series. The first two are a then-and-now comparison showing Titanic's rotary disc discharger in the Silent Room as it appeared sparking with its lead-lined teak enclosure opened to view and motor at left (CG render by Parks Stephenson); and the same equipment as we found them in 2001. The third image shows the amazing state of preservation of the once white-painted mahogany woodwork and leaded-glass windows in the Reception Room.
This first installment of "Ghosts of the Abyss: The Outtakes" includes all-new images on dive planning, the MIRs, ROVs, Medusa, bow and forecastle, bridge, hull views, leadsman's platform, davits, gymnasium (3 pages), Marconi and Silent rooms (6 pages), Reception Room (8 pages), the bronze-grilled doors and surrounds (3 pages), and more, plus two archivals that were miraculously 3D-ified for the film and can be enjoyed with the viewers that came with the kids' "Ghosts" book.
Parts 2 and 3 will include unpublished views in first-class staterooms, Ismay's suite, the Dining Saloon, entrance vestibules, staircase foyers, elevators, third-class and cargo spaces, and much more.
Carefully selected "then-and-now" archivals and deck plans are matched with the wreck images. To meet the deadline for Part 1, Parks toiled diligently to update the Marconi suite computer renders, adding the latest research and information he's gleaned from studying the ROV video. His Marconi and Silent rooms are now light years more detailed than they were when the progress on them had to be arrested by the book's publication deadline last winter.
If you are not a member of the Titanic Historical Society (the first such society, founded in 1963), I would urge you to consider either joining immediately to receive these issues or ordering them separately. They will be an invaluable addition to your "Ghosts" books. If you wish to purchase the issues individually, they are $20 US apiece. Basic membership in the Society is $50 US per year, which includes four issues of "The Titanic Commutator." As this three-part article spans 2003 and 2004, I believe you'd have to be a member for both years to obtain the series that way. But it may be worth it to some of you for all the additional Titanic-related information packed into those issues.
For information on ordering these issues individually or joining the Society, and an illustrated preview of the article, please go to www.titanichistoricalsociety.org/membership/Issue163.asp
My sincere thanks to Phil Hind for allowing me to post substantially the same notice in two threads, and for his kind assistance.
I hope you enjoy all the new pictures.
Ken Marschall
The rotary disc discharger, in the Silent Room, as it
once appeared...