Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site chinet.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!chinet!lee From: lee@chinet.UUCP (Lee Morehead) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Exceptional video Message-ID: <142@chinet.UUCP> Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 20:48:24 EDT Article-I.D.: chinet.142 Posted: Mon Aug 19 20:48:24 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 23-Aug-85 23:49:41 EDT References: <145@rtp47.UUCP> Reply-To: lee@chinet.UUCP (Lee Morehead) Organization: chinet, Public Access UN*X, Chicago Lines: 33 Summary: In article <145@rtp47.UUCP> Karl M. Owen writes: >>Has anyone seen the video with the incredible pencil animation? >> >>The bit I saw started off with a couple (drawn in pencil) being chased down >>a corridoor by a couple of thugs with a monkey wrench, [ ] >> >>WHat's the video called, what's the group, and who did the animation? >>-- >> Peter da Silva (the mad Australian) >> > > The song (I'm listening to it now) is "Take On Me", the group is Aha, >but I can't tell you who animated it. It was, however, discussed on a recent >Friday Night Videos segment on high tech videos. > > Karl The English group A-ha's video of "Take on Me" was directed by Steve Barron and Produced by Simon Fields. This team won an American Video Award a couple of years ago for the Rod Stewart video of "Young Turks." There are obviously line drawings in it and probably some animation is present but the primary technique used in the video is an old effect called "rotoscoping." The effect is generated by using the picture of live actors and tracing them to give the effect of animation. I think they did an excellent job and I enjoy the video. -- Lee Morehead ...!ihnp4!wlcrjs!lee "NO one expects the Spanish Inquisition!"