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Achieving the ’80s look’
Hey everybody,
Now I know most of you probably said “Why would anyone want to bring back the 80s look…Catched this film clip the other day and wanted to ask how they achieved the ‘8O’s look’? Reviews of the video describe it as “a funky Terry Gilliam-esque music video”. Its located at the bottom of this link (streaming) https://www.mp3.com/albums/20081223/summary.html#
any ideas what filters they used? All I know is they shot on a sony fx1 HD
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The best and easiest way is to dub your final product to VHS and then back to 1’s and 0’s. Don’t forget to cut off your sleves.
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I love that video, actually I love the song, so maybe I am I am swayed into thinking the video is better that it is ?!!
In reality there is not a lot that is obviously 80’s about it besides some video game imagery and the slightly camp ‘Frankie goes to Hollywood’ scene where the singer is framed with the other bloke dancing in the background. To me the thing that sets the video apart from todays slick produced videos is it’s energy and irreverence, loads of disparate ideas thrown in to the mix, quick edits, humour, stupid stuff and a nice ‘throw away’ feel.
Also keep it 4:3 not 16:9.
Also go buy yourself the cheapest wide angle len (x 0.3 – x 0.5) you can find (we are talking
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P.S you can find a quicktime version of the video on> https://videos.antville.org/ if you want to download it, (do a search)
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Dont think there’s any filters. I would reccomend setting the shoot appropriately – 80’s videos, especially early 80’s videos, were unique because there was no formula for videos so the cinem-esque, narrative element didn’t exist yet. As a result there were high on imagery and melodrama, low on budget – fog machines, lasers, mirrors, etc.
Shoot in a large room – keep your light sources indirect and stay as basic as possible. Dont shoot on VHS – stay as high res as possible – but just remember the connection between lighting and drama.
Good luck.
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wat about using 3rd part plugins??wu=ouldnt it help?
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First you have to define the look, and how it is created by:
– hair, costumes and makeup (the most important factor)
– contrast (I seem to recall that the blacks appeared crushed, with no detail)
– on-camera filters (such as diffusion filters or soft filters)
– choice of format (video, 16 mm, 35 mm)
– lighting
– camera work (choice of angles, motion)
– set and art direction
– editing
– degradation due to dubbing or ageDo that first. Compare 80s videos with videos from other periods and list the differences and similarities, keeping an eye on the different contexts and music types. Only then can you do an effective job.
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