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Moon Landings Faked? Filmmaker Says Not!

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What it is

A filmmaker explains why the Apollo moon landing footage could not have been faked in a studio, based on the video and film technology of the late 1960s. He walks through the limits of cameras, frame rates and effects of the era.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it as a concise, technically grounded rebuttal to moon-hoax claims.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “There's a great YouTube video about this.”

    Explains the video tech of the era could not have faked the moon landing footage.

    eutropia, 2017-08 · Recommendation · in “Why people believe in conspiracy theories – and how to change their minds”

  2. “This video goes through why the video technology at the time simply wasn't even good enough to enable faking the moon landing.”

    Shows video technology then was not good enough to fake the landing.

    herbstein, 2020-09 · Recommendation · in “It was more efficient to blow up a real 747 than to use miniatures or CGI”

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Topics: apollo, conspiracy theories, film technology, video technology, debunking

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