Startseite
Podcasts
Astonishing Legends Podcast
The Patterson-Gimlin Film Part 4

The Patterson-Gimlin Film Part 4

Astonishing Legends vor 7 Jahren

0:00

3:39:40

It's easy for the uninformed, casual observer to make a
declaration on a website's Comments Section, but what do the
experts think about the Patterson-Gimlin Film? If we look to
science to provide answers about the subject in the PGF, then we
should consider the evaluations of physical anthropologists who
specialize in primate morphology and authorities in biomechanics
and bipedal locomotion. Fortunately, the academics and costume
professionals who did weigh in ignored the gossip about character
and focused only on the film. Unfortunately, most of the
scientific community wouldn't bother giving the film any
consideration and those that were asked to, dismissed it outright
after limited viewing with no careful examination. What's
interesting is that the few scientists who did analyze the film
thoroughly and gave a favorable conclusion did so with a detailed
report, while those that were doubtful about its authenticity had
more superficial observations or disagreements about the other
scientists' findings. This is to say there doesn't appear to be a
point-by-point scientific argument disproving the creature's
existence. Perhaps the most widely acceptable objective
scientific review is akin to anthropologist David J. Daegling's
assessment, generalized as, although the film's subject is
compelling, the possibility of a hoax cannot be ruled out. But if
it is a hoax, then the film must show a human in a suit, which
then leads to the question, how could such a convincing costume
be fabricated, especially by a layman? For that answer, who
better to ask than the professionals in that field, the Film and
TV Special Effects creature creators? Please join us for the
fourth installment of our series on the PGF as we hear from the
experts.

For more information on this episode visit our website!