“VHS – it’s like vinyl, and vinyl kind of sucked,” says actor/director Michael Keene at the beginning of this documentary. And of course, people fall in love with both.
Rob Preciado’s film is beautifully crafted, a real labour of love. ‘This film has been modified from its original version. It has been formatted to fit your TV,’ says a notice before the opening titles begin, and slender, flickering white lines transect the screen at intervals, but not intrusively or in the tight loops of most pre-made digital add-ons. Every detail of the titles is period appropriate, from the overdramatic Eighties rock theme tune to the use of neon colours, ‘futuristic’ fonts and lighting effects. We move straight into an advert for a Panasonic video recorder which features a robot. The future may be yesterday, but it is not forgotten.
Why do some people still obsess over VHS? What made it important?...
Rob Preciado’s film is beautifully crafted, a real labour of love. ‘This film has been modified from its original version. It has been formatted to fit your TV,’ says a notice before the opening titles begin, and slender, flickering white lines transect the screen at intervals, but not intrusively or in the tight loops of most pre-made digital add-ons. Every detail of the titles is period appropriate, from the overdramatic Eighties rock theme tune to the use of neon colours, ‘futuristic’ fonts and lighting effects. We move straight into an advert for a Panasonic video recorder which features a robot. The future may be yesterday, but it is not forgotten.
Why do some people still obsess over VHS? What made it important?...
- 8/28/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
1962: Our Five Daughters premiered on NBC.
1968: Dark Shadows' Angelique dug her way of Jeremiah's grave.
1980: Barbara hid a big secret on As the World Turns.
2004: Rebecca and Julian were married on Passions."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1959: CBS Radio aired the final episode of Bakcstage Wife, the story of Mary Noble, a girl from a small town in Iowa who came to New York seeking her future. The show was created by Frank and Anne Hummert and premiered August 5, 1935 on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
1968: Dark Shadows' Angelique dug her way of Jeremiah's grave.
1980: Barbara hid a big secret on As the World Turns.
2004: Rebecca and Julian were married on Passions."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1959: CBS Radio aired the final episode of Bakcstage Wife, the story of Mary Noble, a girl from a small town in Iowa who came to New York seeking her future. The show was created by Frank and Anne Hummert and premiered August 5, 1935 on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
- 1/2/2019
- by Kevin Mulcahy Jr.
- We Love Soaps
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