The Last Signals (TITANIC INDEPENDENT FILM about her Marconi Telegraph Operators)
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Re-uploading this from my old channel, where it had around 436,000 views to date. There's plenty about this movie I cringe at (we made it straight out of high school), but I promise I didn't George Lucas this and re-edit anything. Maybe I should have... I know the accents are bad, the sets are low-budget, and the acting is sub-par with myself and some others. Did you know that all of the officer crew cast were school teachers of mine that I recruited for the day? I think they did pretty well, and it was awesome that they were willing to help! But this is story that needs to be told, and that's why I'm keeping it up.
The Last Signals is the story of the sinking of the RMS Titanic from the perspective of its Marconi Telegraph Operators. Harold Bride, the Junior Operator, is the focus of the film. John Phillips is the Chief Operator.
This film was put together attempting to be the most historically accurate representation of the sinking of the Titanic. The sets were painstakingly made to represent the real Titanic's Marconi room using several sources- ship blueprints, photographic evidence, and first hand accounts. The story was pieced together and recreated to be exactly as the real story was- and in many places the scene unfolds pretty much word-for-word as it did on the real Titanic.
Over two years in the making, this film is only the shortened version of the feature film (which God willing will never see the light of day). The feature film depicts more scenes aboard the Titanic- specifically Father Frank Browne's photography (the only known photo of the room), the ice warnings (which were almost entirely cut from this version), and more information about their personal backgrounds. In addition to showing more of the Titanic story, it also depicts more aboard the Carpathia, and large segments of the story take place in New York City during the weeks of the US Senatorial Investigations, where not only do we see the world's reaction to the sinking, but we also see Harold Bride's recovery from the disaster.
Written, Directed, and Produced by Thomas Lynskey
Harold Bride played by Jake Swing
Original Soundtrack by Joseph Falabella
This isn't the kind of thing I plan to regularly post on this channel, but since the other channel I had this on was demonetized, I needed to move it. It's especially relevant with the recent debates over whether or not to salvage Titanic's radios.
May not be an impressive movie quality as it's low budget, but it's still done with such passion and with much historical accuracy as possible. Your acting is still really good; better than some movies nowadays in my view. It's still a brilliantly done independent movie.
For a low budget movie you filmed entirely in your basement, this is pretty damn good, and I see nothing cringe about it, ive watched this many times over, very informative and entertaining. Be proud of it and keep it posted. Well done.
While this movie has a much lower budget than James Cameron's Titanic, I think it is made up for in the sheer quality of the writing and the acting. Because their stories are real, they feel more part of the Titanic than the cheesy romance that was shoehorned.
I don't care what anybody else says, but this is a first-rate, top-notch movie. I hope the creator flourishes and prospers.
As a Titanic enthusiast whose CZcams picture happens to be a still shot of the brave band that played to the end that terrible night, I commend you. This is well worth the watch, and almost made me cry. Thank you for making this.
I like that you've shown this in "real time". It demonstrates that every decision made may not be the right one because you don't have the advantage of hind sight. Once these young men knew what was happening though, they did everything they could to help save lives. You have shown us the heroes that they were, a well deserved recognition. Thank you.
This film is still gold to this day.
I'm actually crying. It's so heartbreaking to tell the story in every side, always.
Harold Bride and Jack Phillips are true heroes. It's truly a shame they get overlooked so often. Some people blame Phillips for his rudeness, but if it wasn't for him it's almost a certainty that the Titanic would have had almost no survivors
The most striking thing about these two wireless operators is that they didn't work for White Star Line, they were independent contractors employeed by the Marconi Company. They could have easily walked away without a second thought but they DIDN'T.
Cringe? I could hardly call it that! With what little resources you had, you turned out an engaging and exciting movie. True, the special effects aren't that impressive, but taking into consideration that you had no budget, you did really well with what you had.
Damn fine job! Never let yourself believe, not even for a moment, that the Respect and Honour that you have created here is less than... This project respectfully honours those souls that perished, and that is more than enough. Well done!
Low budget does not have to mean low quality. I could see that a tremendous amount of care and effort went into making this. I could sense your compassion for the souls that were lost, and for the ones that lived on. Be proud of your work.
This is probably one of the best titanic films/documentaries I have seen I love this
one of the most touching and beautiful independent film I've ever seen. Thank you for sharing.
i like how you can here a cover of songe d'autumn, as harold bride heard that as the final song
What an amazing piece of filmwork! A master class in the effectiveness of camera movement, editing, writing, and acting no matter the budget limitations. Bravo!
As a longtime student of Titanic who has seen every movie about it, I'd recommend this to anyone. More of a play in some ways. Excellent "point of view."
May the stories of these two men never be forgotten.