UPDATE: The 1080i 50P ProRes file is available as a torrent (NOTE, it’s a 246GB file !)

Friday November 27th over 1,4 million Norwegians watched parts of “Bergensbanen” on NRK2. The longest documentary ever? At least the longest we have made, almost 7 1/2 hours, showing every minute of the scenic train ride between Bergen on the Norwegian west coast, crossing the mountains to the capital of Oslo.
.. source: http://nrkbeta.no/2009/12/18/bergensbanen-eng/

To wet your appetite, here’s a 10 minute video, from Finse:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql2qXpNVTjw[/youtube]

Facts:

• 7 hours continues front view recording.
• Recorded on a Sony 700 camera in XDCAM HD 1080 50i.
• Available as 720 50P, 1280×720 version, 22 GB file, and as a 1080i 50P ProRes file (NOTE, it’s a 246GB file !)
• Released under Creative Commons

Trivia:

• Filming for Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back took place at Finse in 1979 to represent Echo Base on the planet Hoth.

For more information, and the download, head over to http://nrkbeta.no/2009/12/18/bergensbanen-eng/