Stand By For Tape Back-Up is a 2015 British documentary film by Scottish poet and performance artist Ross Sutherland.
Summary
Consisting of recordings from an old VHS tape left by his late grandfather as the director looks back at his younger years.
Production
Noted video essayist Charlie Shackleton worked on the essay film which used the degrading quality of VHS tapes.
List of films and shows recorded
- The Wizard of Oz (played separately in reference to The Dark Side of the Rainbow)
- Fresh Prince of Bel Air
- Ghostbusters
- The Crystal Maze
- Advertisements for an uncertain hair product, Carefree, MTV Sports, Calypso lemonade, Rice Krispies, & National Westminster Bank
- Jaws
- Michael Jackson's Thriller
- 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.
References
- MUBI
- FilmAffinity
- STAND BY FOR TAPE BACK-UP - Torino Film Fest
- British Council Film: Stand By For Tape Back-Up
- VISIONARY FILM: Stand By For Tape Back-Up (2015) Ross Sutherland
- The Fresh Prince to The Crystal Maze: standby for a bizarre VHS odyssey|Comedy|The Guardian
- Project MUSE - Pressing Rewind: New Encounters with Analog Memories in Ross Sutherland's Stand By for Tape Back-Up
- "'Stand By for Tape Back-Up': Fantastic Fest Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ Even Ross Sutherland can't explain his bonkers live show, Standby for The Tape Back-up - NZ Herald
- ^ Ross Sutherland: Standby For Tape Back-Up|ThisWeek Culture
External links
- Stand By for Tape Back-Up on Sutherland's official Vimeo channel
- Official website
- Stand By for Tape Back-Up on IMDb