Emmett John

All this talk of high art is all good and well, but isnt it all still just a matter of taste and opinion. What you may find utter crap someone else thinks is pure brilliance. So to say that music videos nowdays arent what they used to be, i would take this as a good thing, because after watching through my old music video collection you could be excused for thinking contrast wasnt invented till 1993, among other things. But hey, thats just my opinion. Also i think its undeniable fact that growing up is very much a factor in what you find entertaining or enjoyable, decades ago i would have thought sitting down with a roll of butchers paper and some fingerpaints was a killer way to spend a saturday afternoon. Now i find it hard to believe that the reason i wouldnt find that enjoyable today is because of the drop in fingerpainting standards and not something to do with me being about another 20 years older. Anyway, back to the point, personally i think music videos today look astounding compared to their older counterparts, althought i do admit creativity in ideas does seem to be lacking, but again, thats just my opinion, and you know what they say, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" Emmett J

I think shooting with the cameras shutter out of phase creates a vertical streaking effect, caused by highlights burning a line up the negative as the film is pulled down whilst still being exposed. Cant be dont with all cameras but im pretty sure any 435 is capable of it. Correct me if I'm wrong?

This is me jumping on the "keep me alive" bandwagon. So many posts, so little time. Please... thanks!