{"id":2583,"date":"2017-07-21T06:26:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T06:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=2583"},"modified":"2017-07-21T06:27:14","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T06:27:14","slug":"bsv-1172-your-friendly-neighborhood-video-store-film-info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=2583","title":{"rendered":"BSV 1172: YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD VIDEO STORE &#8211; FILM INFO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Filmed over 3 years, the sights, sounds, and daily routines within a classic bricks &amp; mortar video rental shop are conveyed through the lenses of 35 year old tube video cameras, some experimental flair, and aggressive 5.1 surround sound.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Biography:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A York University Film Production graduate, Toronto-based Mark Richard Hasan is also an accredited journalist (Rue Morgue), media writer + publisher (KQEK.com), and podcaster. He\u2019s also a recognized authority on film music, and via Big Head Amusements, produces unique effects blending vintage analogue gear with contemporary digital software.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The classic bricks &amp; mortar video store is a rare breed in 2017, often branded as an obsolete form of home entertainment in the age of digital downloads &amp; streaming.<\/p>\n<div data-press-kit-statement=\"\">\n<p>I was compelled to capture the nuances of selling &amp; renting physical media using similarly maligned obsolete technology \u2013 30+ year old tube video cameras, processors, &amp; mixers &#8211; to reinforce the truism that what&#8217;s old, outmoded, &amp; worthless to some has value to others.<\/p>\n<p>Although assembled and layered within a digital environment, the film\u2019s images, saturated colours, grain, &amp; textures are unique to the inimitable analogue world of tape, tubes, &amp; chunky black boxes &#8211; a tribute to the resilience of physical tape and disc media which behold a far greater archive of film, TV, and ephemeral pop culture history than online streams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Filmography:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BSV 1172: Your Friendly Neighbourhood Video Store (2016)<\/p>\n<p>Liquid Puppetry (2015)<\/p>\n<p>Paradise Unfolded (1992) (co-director)<\/p>\n<p>The Bare Bones (1992)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis: Filmed over 3 years, the sights, sounds, and daily routines within a classic bricks &amp; mortar video rental shop are conveyed through the lenses of 35 year old tube video cameras, some experimental flair, and aggressive 5.1 surround sound. &nbsp; Director Biography: A York University Film Production graduate, Toronto-based Mark Richard Hasan is also an accredited journalist (Rue Morgue), media writer + publisher (KQEK.com), and podcaster. He\u2019s also a recognized authority on film music, and via Big Head Amusements, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2583","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2583"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2587,"href":"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2583\/revisions\/2587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}