Stand_By_for_Tape_Back-Up
Stand By For Tape Back-Up is a 2015 British documentary film by Scottish poet and performance artist Ross Sutherland.[1][2]
Consisting of recordings from an old VHS tape left by his late grandfather as the director looks back at his younger years.[3][4][5][6][7]
Noted video essayist Charlie Shackleton worked on the essay film which used the degrading quality of VHS tapes.[8]
- The Wizard of Oz (played separately in reference to The Dark Side of the Rainbow)
- Fresh Prince of Bel Air[9][10]
- Ghostbusters[9]
- The Crystal Maze
- Advertisements for an uncertain hair product, Carefree, MTV Sports, Calypso lemonade, Rice Krispies, & National Westminster Bank
- Jaws[9][10]
- Michael Jackson's Thriller[10]
- A game between Newcastle United F.C. & Arsenal F.C., broadcast by MTV Sports
At 38 minutes in, the music video for Radio On from the album What You Are appears, but a malfunction in the tape causes this to be only barely recognizable.
- "'Stand By for Tape Back-Up': Fantastic Fest Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- Stand By for Tape Back-Up on Sutherland's official Vimeo channel
- Official website
- Stand By for Tape Back-Up on IMDb