Creativity is an important aspect of reenacting. Im not referring to being "creative" with historical references or authenticity, but I am referring to using creative ideas for public display events.
Public events are important because its our chance to educate the public on the military history of World War II. Rather than put a blanket on the ground in front of a Zeltbahn, wouldn't it be better to have a display that catches the spectators eye and draws them in? How about a hands-on experience? After all, isn't that why most of us started in reenacting for the hands-on experience?
We set-up a field headquarters display at many events. We use an MP3 player looping German military radio traffic to enhance the atmosphere and it pulls spectators into our camp. We also have a reproduction Enigma machine. With this spectators can code and decode messages for a truly unique experience.
Encourage your troops to be creative and present ideas on how to change and improve your public displays.
-The 29th Panzergrenadier Regiment
Public events are important because its our chance to educate the public on the military history of World War II. Rather than put a blanket on the ground in front of a Zeltbahn, wouldn't it be better to have a display that catches the spectators eye and draws them in? How about a hands-on experience? After all, isn't that why most of us started in reenacting for the hands-on experience?
We set-up a field headquarters display at many events. We use an MP3 player looping German military radio traffic to enhance the atmosphere and it pulls spectators into our camp. We also have a reproduction Enigma machine. With this spectators can code and decode messages for a truly unique experience.
Encourage your troops to be creative and present ideas on how to change and improve your public displays.
-The 29th Panzergrenadier Regiment