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Stand By for Tape Back-Up

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Stand By For Tape Back-Up is a 2015 British documentary film by Scottish poet and performance artist Ross Sutherland.[1][2]

Summary

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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]

Production

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Noted video essayist Charlie Shackleton worked on the essay film which used the degrading quality of VHS tapes.[8]

List of films and shows recorded

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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

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  1. ^ MUBI
  2. ^ FilmAffinity
  3. ^ STAND BY FOR TAPE BACK-UP - Torino Film Fest
  4. ^ British Council Film: Stand By For Tape Back-Up
  5. ^ VISIONARY FILM: Stand By For Tape Back-Up (2015) Ross Sutherland
  6. ^ The Fresh Prince to The Crystal Maze: standby for a bizarre VHS odyssey|Comedy|The Guardian
  7. ^ Project MUSE - Pressing Rewind: New Encounters with Analog Memories in Ross Sutherland's Stand By for Tape Back-Up
  8. ^ "'Stand By for Tape Back-Up': Fantastic Fest Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  9. ^ a b c Even Ross Sutherland can't explain his bonkers live show, Standby for The Tape Back-up - NZ Herald
  10. ^ a b c Ross Sutherland: Standby For Tape Back-Up|ThisWeek Culture
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