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A great example of a technique which would be pretty much impossible to do convincingly with digital post-production, yet simultaneously a film look which is totally dependent on skateboarders and their friends being able to get their hands on reasonably-priced digital production gear (shot with 3 Panasonic HVX200s with 35mm adaptors and Nikon primes).

A brilliant use of pop-up book puppetry directed by Price James to create a humorous and unusual effect for a music video. The white-gloved hands are a nice touch. Thanks to Maria Hennig and Jonas Weissbrodt for recommending this video.

With its gorgeous closeups of unidentifiable analog technology malfunctioning combined with synchronized edits of fingers flicking switches and pushing buttons, this video creates a dark and compelling retro-future aesthetic. The futurism is pushed further by the parallel storyline of a female android who is ostensibly being assembled or programmed by all the retro junk. Particularly tasty are the shots which reveal the individual pixels of a computer screen as it displays the song’s lyrics (annunciated by a computer running MacinTalk). Complete with a surprise ending that even Max Ernst would like.

Oh, and check out Air’s website for a higher quality version of the video.