Isle of Lewis, Scotland, 1953. AI Enhanced. Colour. Details Recovered, Stabilised, Sound Added HD

Take a delightful 12-minute journey from Edinburgh to Lewis in 1953 via steam train and ship in this charming amateur colour film. W.S. Dobson, an award-winning amateur filmmaker, captured the island life from the Victorian fishing lodge at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, which belonged to his brother Jim. The film features captivating storybook inter-titles and scenes of a girl hanging bedclothes, a teacher with glasses, a bun and a pink cardigan holding court in a 1950s school, and an old lady spinning at her wheel.

A soundtrack has been added to provide a little ambience and entertainment value, the original film is silent.

The original film image was very noisy and badly damaged, many of the scratches and blemishes remain but the overall noise has been removed along with lighter damage. The overall image tone has been balanced, details recovered, the film brightened and the colouring improved. It was sharpened, the frame rate increased and everything then upscaled to 1080 HD.

The original silent film was very grainy and damaged, but the overall grain has been removed and lighter damage removed. The film has been balanced, details recovered, brightened, and color improved. The frame rate was increased, everything sharpened, and upscaled to 1080 HD. The film had significant camera shake in every shot, which has been stabilized, but some of the shake transferred to the black borders on the left and right of the film. Hence, the decision not to mask them and allow the viewer to enjoy as much of the original film as possible.

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