Orville nix film altered

Youre in the right place the truth shall set us free these are the words engraved on the sovereign floor of the central intelligence agencys headquarters at langley. The many historical jfk assassination films analysis. Would we have seen governor connally moving about the car more clearly in the nix film. Orville nix filmed the motorcade on houston street, and then the assassination from a view opposite that of zapruder. The originals of both the nix film and the muchmore film taken from the opposite side of thje plaza from which zapruder was. Apparently, so were the nix film, the bronson film and the muchmore film, none of which show mary and jean jumping into the street just before mary took her photo and they show the two after they are no longer visible in the zapruder film. The missing jfk assassination film exposes information about the house select committee staffs involvement in the missing film. Nov 12, 20 he turned in his film to the fbi after the assassination only to have it returned to him altered and missing a few framesthe frames which clearly show the shooter and the rifle smoke had to be altered.

The zapruder, nix, and muchmore films have always proven jfks real assassin was the driver, william greer the silly goon who shot jfk is on the right, the passenger in the middle. He loved that camera, he was always taking pictures of things and this was something that just happened, nix said of his father, who died in 1972. But as his granddaughter gayle nix jackson explains on her website, this is not the camera original copy of the film. Aug 02, 2016 orville nix exposes information about the house select committee staffs involvement in the missing film. Orville nix exposes information about the house select committee staffs involvement in the missing film. Orville nix film historical objects the sixth floor. The nix film is considered one of the most important films made in dealey plaza.

In this interesting piece for whowhatwhy millicent cranor addresses the obvious issues. Film altered, eyewitness ignored the best 2014 book on the. The missing jfk assassination film semper ad meliora. Historically, it has been overshadowed by abraham zapruders film, which captured the 1963 shooting in horrific detail, and yet orville. Next, at the second event, an altered film was handed off to homer a. Orville nix, a native of dallas, took this film of jfks assassination. A texas woman, gayle nix jackson, is suing the feds to get back a film shot by her grandfather, orville nix, that shows part of the nov. Historically, it has been overshadowed by abraham zapruder s film, which captured the 1963 shooting in horrific detail, and yet orville nixs home movie could actually reveal more at least for conspiracy theorists.

During that period, it was turned over to the us government for the. Zapruders position indicated by yellow arrow on the nix film below. Orville nix, who died in 1972 at the age of 60, became a person of historical interest on nov. The best of the 2014 books, in my opinion, is gayle nix jacksons orville nix. The missing jfk assassination film orville nix is not the typical jfk assassination book. About 200 people crowded into the texas book depository building on tuesday to watch the 24. Zapruders jfk assassination footage altered by nefarious. Gail, orville nix s daughter, called to ask me the whereabouts of the original, informing me that she had received only prints of the film. While the muchmore film does not show jfk under attack, we can see secret service agent clint hill arriving too late to save the president from the fatal head shot. Remarkably, among the other films taken in dealey plaza that day was one by orville nix, who was standing at houston and main. Orville nix filmed the scene from the south side of elm and had his copy returned to him.

Jfk assassination films missing tim fleming, author. Jul 17, 2018 orville nix, a native of dallas, took this film of jfks assassination. Author gayle nix jacksons interviews with people who were close to orville and the film will shed light on the governments involvement with the filmmaker. Film altered, eyewitness ignored the best 2014 book on the jfk assassination by donald e. The most famous film of the jfk assassination was shot by abraham zapruder while. Orville nix said the film was not the same when it was returned to him. The warren commissions report was an interim fabrication that was intended only to satisfy immediate political needs and not to answer the questions of the who and why of dallas. The nix film is the betamax of jfk assassination movies. Firstgeneration print of an 8mm color home movie by orville nix showing the presidential motorcade in dealey plaza. Here is a small listing of the differences in the nix film and the zapruder film. Film documenting jfk assassination mysteriously disappears. Nix sold the film to united press international, after turning down prior offers from life magazine and cbs, who promptly hid. Crucial muchmore frames are absent from the z film by allan r.

Recorded november 22, 1996, november 21, 2000, and august 15, 2002. According to one theory, in 1974 a upi executive placed the original nix film in a safety deposit box in a new york city bank. Some of the differences in the nix film and zapruder film. The other jfk assassination footage, stabilized boing. Orville nix is not the typical jfk assassination book. Shot by orville nix, it contains film of the motorcade on houston street and then the assassination from a view opposite that of zapruder. Orville nix said that frames from the copy of his film are missing. Between november 1963 and january 1964, the fbi examined a copy of the zapruder film, noting that the camera recorded at 18. Heres another anglethe less wellknown orville nix film. He turned in his film to the fbi after the assassination only to have it returned to him altered and missing a few framesthe frames which clearly show the shooter and the rifle smoke had to be altered. The nix film shows what mk davis believes is a missed shot behind the limousine.

The nix film shows far less detail because it was taken at a distance. For most, that leaves a faceless shooter on the grassy knoll as the only alternative. Film altered, eyewitness ignored the best 2014 book on. In the zapruder film of the assassination, jackie goes only just beyond the middle of the trunk before retreating. The nix and zapruder films were then combined into a direct simultaneous comparison movie.

Jul 12, 2018 orville nix said that frames from the copy of his film are missing. Orville nix was a cinematographer, known for nix film of kennedy assassination 1963 and rush to judgment 1967. The missing jfk assassination film book by gayle nix. A brief look at two important historic films in the jfk case. Orville nix, a 52yearold dallas native and general services administration employee, shot the film at the corner of main and houston streets, according to the suit, after a poker buddy in charge of the local secret service office said he would get a good view of the motorcade. Lawsuit seeks return of missing jfk assassination footage the. Nov 25, 2015 this action seeks the return of the original nix film that would provide an opportunity for researchers and others to examine the jfk assassination and grassy knoll area the nix film is just one of many images recorded bystanders in dealey plaza when kennedy was murdered. Orville orhel nix april 16, 1911 january 17, 1972 was a witness to the assassination of united states president john f.

In 1990, twentyfive years after the film was purchased, wtn, the successor to upitn, returned all material related to the nix film to the nix family as required by the original contract. Youve likely seen the stabilized, enhanced panoramic edit of the famous zapruder film of jfks assassination. The orville nix film had the same technology applied to it. Was the nix film changed to prevent a reverse angle of what was happening in the car in addition to cutting out the grassy knoll. Jfk players and witnesses in search of factual history. Orville nix filmed the scene from the south side of elm and had his copy returned to him after considerable editing. Orville nix and the film he took of jfks assassination. A still from orville nixs film showing a figure outlined in red who some think is a second gunman. Orville nix film altered the sound of silence 1965 operation mongoose. Nix took his motion picture on elm street, filming the presidents limousine as it.

Amateur films by abraham zapruder and orville nix do not agree with each other. The nix film is the other film of the jfk assassination. The cia perhaps had the capability to further alter the film. Orville nix told mark lane on film in 1966 that his film has initially been lost by the processing plant and that when the fbi returned his film to him, some of the frames had been damaged. Orville nix filmed the motorcade on houston street, and then the. Film altered, eyewitness ignored the best 2014 book on the jfk assassination. His filming of the shooting, which only captured the last few seconds of it, is considered to be nearly as important as the film by abraham zapruder. But that film at least as far as jackies escapade on the trunk is concerned seems less edited than the zapruder film. You will need a frame by frame copy of the nix film, preferably on usb, then to hd tv if possible, for best results. Given that the zapruder jfk assassination film is shown so often, many people are unaware that there are more than one john f. The origin of the nix shooter comes from this film what appears to be a shooter on the grassy knoll which is probably the 2nd best footage behind zapruders of the actual assassination.

Orville orhel nix april 16, 1911 january 17, 1972 was a witness to the assassination of. A still from orville nix s film showing a figure outlined in red who some think is a second gunman. His greatgranddaughter has created a short video about his film, which the fbi took and butchered. Orville nixs original footage of john f kennedys assassination filmed facing the grassy knoll was last seen in 1978, before going missing. Orville nix stood across the lawn on the south side of main street, but we have no picture of him at the time. Crucial muchmore frames area a absent from the zafilm.

Filmed from the opposite side from the zapruder film, the nix film shows the assassination sequence and the grassy knoll. The picture below a still from the nix film shows abraham zapruder directly across from nix, standing on an abutment. The orville nix film provides viewers a second angle to the zapruder film. Jul 17, 2018 in this interesting piece for whowhatwhy millicent cranor addresses the obvious issues. A the zapruder and nix filmsa and their alteration is discussed in the. A poets guide to the assassination of jfk the assassination of poetry p o e m s. The driver shot jfk clearly and obviously but the nix and muchmore films needed to be examined closer and compared to zapruder and that someone turned out to be me. Nov 25, 2015 t he nix film is the betamax of jfk assassination movies. At any rate, the present location of the original nix film is unknown. Both help to disprove the official version of events.

Orville nix told mark lane on film in 1966 that his film has initially been lost by the processing plant and that when the fbi returned his film to him, some of the frames had been damaged and were missing. He loved that camera, he was always taking pictures of things and this was something that just happened, nix said of. Funny how often words we see every day seem to vaporize when they should be put into action. Nov 24, 2015 lawsuit seeks return of missing jfk assassination footage. Gayle nix jackson is the granddaughter of orville nix. In fact, there are several alyea, bell, bronson, couch, daniel, dorman, jeffries. Jackson gave up on finding it in the 1990s, but just recently resurrected her search with a new book to be released june 26, titled orville nix. Neither the nix film, the muchmore film,nor the zapruder film show the presidential limousine turning left from houston street onto elm street. Known for years as the conspiracy film, the orville nix film was taken from the opposite side of the more famous zapruder film.

Than he straightens up as he sees connally turning to his right and around to size up the president. This film at the start shows jfk smiling and leaning over to his left and talking to his wife jackie. The missing jfk assassination film by gayle nix jackson. Furthermore, nobody offered nix, nor any of the other dozen or so witnesses filming that day, large compensation for their footage. The missing jfk assassination film audiobook by gayle. The orville nix movie was another film not seen by the american public for a long time. Believing the film may still exist, the nix family continues to work for its return.

The story of orville nix and his film, told by author jackson, provides us with even more examples of the inadequacies of the governments investigation of jfks assassination. Amateur films by abraham zapruder and orville nix do not agree with each other in at least one obvious way. The zapruder, nix, and muchmore films have always proven. Though many copies exist, the camera original film is missing. Lost, missing, overexposed, unavailable photos and films and dubious claims. Nixs film is much darker than the other films shot that day, as he used type a indoor film, and did not have the proper filter to correct this. Is this a reason why the orville nix film was altered. This book does not attempt to answer the question of who killed john f. Of all the secondary jfk assassination films, the orville nix footage verifies the violent backward movement of the presidents head upon impact of the fatal shot.

Orville nix, jfk, kennedy, oswald, dealey plaza on november 22, 1963, nix walked from his office in the terminal annex building located on the south side of dealey plaza to the northwest corner of the intersection of main street and houston street with a keystone autozoom model k810 8 mm movie camera. Orville nix, a 52yearold dallas native and general services administration employee, shot the film at the corner of main and houston streets. Orville nix exposes information about the house select committee staff s involvement in the missing film. Mcmahon, the former head of npic color lab, and morgan bennett ben hunter, mcmahons assistant at that time. Lawsuit seeks return of missing jfk assassination footage. Though copies of orville nixs film exist, the original film is missing. The fbi confiscated orvilles camera for several months, then returned it in pieces. The many historical jfk assassination films analysis, notes. The muchmore film follows the motorcade along houston street, and then has a very few seconds of the assassination sequence at its. James norwood, a retired professor of humanities, university of minnesota, was perhaps the first to point out what seems to be a definitive discrepancy. Nix sold the film to united press international, after turning down prior offers from life magazine and cbs, who promptly hid the fully incriminating footage away from the public for. Dec 19, 2014 the original nix film has probably been destroyed.

The orville nix film of all the secondary jfk assassination films, the orville nix footage verifies the violent backward movement of the presidents head upon impact of the fatal shot. Nix shot his movie from across the street from abraham zapruder, following the motorcade with his camera down elm street and framing the president receiving all his wounds. My grandfather, orville nix, always said he thought his film looked. Nix film the original film lost after its transfer back from the hsca to its owner upi in 1979. Eaglesham, phd milicent cranors interesting article the magic skull in the july ted 11 led me to dig out my video copies of the zapruder, nix, and muchmore movies and to painstakingly reappraise them one frame at a time. Orville nix stood across the lawn on the south side of main street.

Orville nix, a 52yearold dallas native and general services administration employee, shot the film. The missing jfk assassination film audiobook by gayle nix. Author gayle nix jackson s interviews with people who were close to orville and the film will shed light on the government s involvement with the filmmaker. Nix took his motion picture on elm street, filming the presidents limousine as it passed the controversial grassy knoll.