The JFK Assassination

— -- Here are the techniques and demonstrations used in the "JFK: Death in Dealey Plaza" episode of UNSOLVED HISTORY to put history to the test:

Digital enhancement of Zapruder film: The Zapruder film — famous for capturing the entire assassination — is digitally enhanced and cleaned to enable more detail to be seen. Technicians enlarge each frame and include the interstitial space between the sprocket holes to uncover more information from the film.

Video enhancement of Muchmore film: The Marie Muchmore film has been re transferred from 16mm to Digibeta and then fed into the Archangel, a video device that removes scratches, repairs damage, and enhances the saturation and color of the film.

Re-creation of Moorman Polaroid: UNSOLVED HISTORY recreates the famous Mary Ann Moorman Polaroid, the photo that supposedly shows the gunman on the grassy knoll. The original print size was 2 1/2 X 2 1/4 inches. The UNSOLVED HISTORY photographic team utilizes 35mm, 4 x 5, and 8 x 10 cameras to create a much larger negative. Blow ups from this larger negative reveal amazing details in the backgrounds of the grassy knoll.

Re-shooting the Nix film: UNSOLVED HISTORY re-shoots the famous Nix film using a vintage Keystone camera. Utilizing today's more sensitive film stocks, the cinematographer attempts to find more details in the background, such as grassy knoll, to show what might have possibly occurred that day in 1963.

3-D re-creation of Dealey Plaza: An UNSOLVED HISTORY graphic artist spent two days in Dealey Plaza making measurements and taking photographs of the crime scene. Using sophisticated computer software, UNSOLVED HISTORY technicians stitch together hundreds of images to create a seamless 360 degree view from the exact position of seven of the original photographers. They also create a 3-D visual recreation of Dealey Plaza as it existed in 1963.

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