Dennis David's speech at the Lancer 2001 banquet
Thank you Dennis not only for making this speech but for
allowing me to put in on my web site for others to hear. This
speech is very inspiring and I urge everyone to listen. Dennis
gave some important news regarding the search for the man who
killed Lt. Cdr. Pitzer. This news is a followup to the story
related by both Dennis and Dan Marvin in part six of "The
Men Who Killed Kennedy."
News coverage of search for JFK, Jr.'s plane
Re-creation film
This is one of the US government's films from the National
Archives. It shows a number of things which are not present in
the current Zapruder film. One is that the limousine did almost
miss the turn onto Elm Street. Another is that the Stemmons
Freeway sign was shorter and did not block the view of Kennedy's
head except for a split-second at the right edge (as seen in the
film).
This film is about 6-1/2 minutes long but only about half contains
relevant images or even any images at all. About half consists of
either fully-exposed (white) film, unexposed (black) film or extraneous
images made while apparently running the camera without actually aiming
at a subject, perhaps while watching the footage counter. I only
included the portions with images of the limousine.
The Jerry Coley Interview
Mark Oakes and Martin Barkley interviewed Jerry Coley on
videotape about a pool of blood that he and a colleague witnessed
at the top of the steps on the knoll on November 22, 1963 after
the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Coley gave a detailed
account of what he saw, what he did and what happened
afterward. The video runs 55 minutes and it requires
RealPlayer.
Martin Barkley's Deep Inside
Pegasus Rising
This is a document concerning Martin's theory and speculation about
what happened in Dealey Plaza and in Oak Cliff on November 22,
1963. It relates to what Jerry Coley talks about in the video
interview above.
Photos obtained from Martin Barkley which relate to this subject
These photos were found in the 1972 Dallas Police Department
yearbook. Martin would like to find a copy of the 1963 Dallas
Police Department yearbook. Anyone having information about the
'63 book can email smyers1963@yahoo.com.
Groden and His Magic Rotoscope
This clip shows that frames are missing from the film.
Mack, Moorman and "JFK"
Who owns the copyright to the Moorman photo? I do not believe
it is Mack. There is no registration of copyright for that photo
or any of the enhancements.
Why did Mack keep it from being used in the movie
"JFK" if Mack is really interested in "fixing
history"?
What authority did he have to keep Oliver Stone from using
it?
Watch this news clip from 1991 and think about the answers to
these questions.
Mack Gets Jittery (or, Jerky Is As Jerky Does)
The following was relayed through a third
party from Gary Mack.
[quote on]
The old 8 mm prints looked jerky because
they were made from poor copies of the Garrison print (from LIFE)
and were projected at the wrong speed. Even a 5% increase in
speed would make the movements look unnatural. When seeing the
film at the correct speed, people are then surprised at the
smoothness. MPI did nothing to smooth out the film in the full
frame and normal views, only in the closeups where they
repositioned certain frames.
[quote off]
The MPI video states quite explicitly, albeit
in a misleading manner, that after the individually-copied frames
had been scanned and registered precisely with each other (using
the perforations and frame edges as reference points), there was
a second pass using "finer registration or motion
stabilization." When something has been done precisely
already, how can it be improved by "finer
registration?" The fact is that MPI's video is yet another
alteration of the film. A large number of frames were moved in
various directions to make the film seem less jerky. The claim
was that this was done to remove "camera jitter" but no
one involved in the project knew what was camera jitter and what
was not in that film. This was an unforgivable further alteration
of the film.
Mack's claim that increased projection speed
of an inferior copy of the film was the reason it looked jerky is
complete nonsense. I have filmed numerous recreations of the Z
film myself using a camera of the same model allegedly used by
Zapruder and using film comparable (as close as can be obtained)
to the film used by Zapruder. I have taken a sample of one film
which was made by an amateur photographer using the same camera
and film I have used and I have increased the speed by 20%. Even
at four times the speed increase that Mack claimed would create
jerky motion, the film is still quite smooth. In fact, if I had
not stated that the speed had been increased by 20%, I doubt that
anyone would realize it. Note that TWO passes of traffic down Elm
Street occur in only 18 seconds at this speed. This should be
proof enough that the speed has been increased as I have stated.
(Since I first wrote the above, Mack changed his assertion.
Below are his further comments.)
[quote on]
Those who really know film know that
"overcranking" and "undercranking" are among
the oldest of Hollywood tricks. When you change how fast the
camera runs in small increments, all sorts of interesting things
happen to normal movement. Comedy director Hal Roach was one of
the masters at such techniques.
By running the Zfilm 20% fast, one obscures minor
frame-to-frame panning errors, so it should look smooth. But a
small increase in film speed, which is what often happens with
consumer-grade projectors, the jerkiness of the original panning
errors is exaggerated. My example of a 5% speed variation is
within the area where just such an effect occurs.
[quote off]
Since he made those changes to his earlier assertions, I
have created a video to replace the first one which takes into
account all of his claims. I took footage of traffic on Elm
Street and made a copy 20% faster and a copy 5% faster. I put
these into a video along with the original footage at normal
speed to show how ridiculous Mack's claims are. There is no more
jitter at any speed. The jitter only changes speed according to
the speed at which the film is shown.
I went on to demonstrate how excessive jitter can be
created by removing frames from the footage. I took the same
three video clips and removed two of every three frames (changing
the video frame rate from 29.97 fps to 10 fps while keeping the
duration of the clips unchanged). This approximates the sort of
jitter and extreme shakiness seen in the Z film. Since I removed
frames in a set pattern, the shakiness seen in my clips isn't
quite the same as seen in the Z film. It is apparent that frames
were removed from the Z film in a somewhat random pattern.
(It is possible that your computer may create
additional jitter because it cannot play all the frames quickly
enough. If this occurs, your computer will lose frames so that it
can keep going at the intended speed of the clip. Downloading the
video and playing without your browser or other programs running
may allow you to play the video without losing frames.)
Radio interviews on privacy issues
There are two interviews here. One took place on 11/18/02
about the privacy concerns around grocery store
"savings" cards. This is something which many of you
will already know about. They have been used for a long time
already.
The other interview took place on 11/20/02 and dealt with new
technology which will be coming soon to "tag" all
merchandise with a unique radio transmitter/identifier. The plan,
as described in the interview, is to place scanners or readers
for these ID "tags" in all public places. The
"tags" can be read from as much as 30 feet away. Having
worked in the electronics industry for over 20 years, I know this
is possible. Whether you believe it will ever come into being or
not, you should definitely listen to this interview just to have
the information.
Copyright 2001-2005, Scott Myers