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The Foo Fighters have released a new video for their song ‘Rope’, and the video was shot using nothing but VHS and natural lighting, reports Perez Hilton.
The song, which is off their upcoming album ‘Wasting Light’, was shot using old-school VHS and the soundstage cube was built out of fabric and wood. You can see the video below.
I’m all for being eco-friendly, but this is a bit much. The video has a cool effect, with the natural lighting and organic feel, but don’t they have special effects to get that? I’m 100 per cent sure that shooting it in normal quality and then editing it to make it feel retro would have been far easier than using a VHS recording system. I give props to whoever had to get the footage onto a computer – seems like a primitive task to me.
I do command the band for trying something different, though. The video makes you focus on the music rather than distract you with special effects. I’m always complaining that modern artists never focus enough on the music, so I guess I shouldn’t be complaining about this approach. I’ve changed my tune – well done.
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