Engineering:Shot-on-video film

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Short description: Type of film shot on camcorder
The Sony Betamovie BMC-110, released in 1983 as the first consumer-grade camcorder.

A shot-on-video (SOV) film,[1][2] also known as a shot-on-VHS film[3][4] or a camcorder film,[2] is a film shot using camcorders and consumer-grade equipment, as opposed to film stock or high-end digital movie cameras.

Examples

Shot-on-video films emerged in the wake of the release of Sony's professional-grade Betacam and consumer-grade Betamovie camcorders in 1983.[5] Many shot-on-video films are low-budget[6] and belong to the horror genre, including Boardinghouse (1982), Sledgehammer (1983),[1][2] Video Violence (1987),[1][2][7] 555, Woodchipper Massacre (both 1988),[1][2] and The McPherson Tape (1989).[2] Filmmaker siblings the Polonia brothers are known for their shot-on-video horror films, such as Splatter Farm (1987) and Feeders (1996).[2]

Theatrically released examples

The scenes in Bill Gunn's 1980 film Personal Problems were shot using a videocassette recorder which was a new technology at the time (as most previous films were shot using film stock).[8]

The 1994 documentary film Hoop Dreams[9] was one of the first shot-on-video documentaries to receive a wide theatrical release.[10] The 1999 film The Blair Witch Project was shot on both 16 mm film and the consumer-grade Hi8 video format, which was transferred to film for its national theatrical release.[10]

List of other notable shot-on-video films

  • Blood Cult (1985)[2]
  • The Ripper (1985)[11][12]
  • Tales from the QuadeaD Zone (1987)[13][1]
  • Rob Nilsson's Sundance-winning Heat and Sunlight (1988)[14][15]
  • Things (1989)[16]
  • Ghostwatch (1992)[1]
  • Ozone (1993)[17]
  • Conrad Brooks vs. the Werewolf (1994)[1]
  • Polymorph (1996)[17]
  • Bloodletting (1997)[17][18]
  • Jan-Gel: The Beast from the East (1999)[1]
  • Each Time I Kill (2007)[1]
  • Trash Humpers (2009)[1]

See also

  • 480i, the video mode used for standard-definition digital video
  • Analog horror
  • Found footage (film technique)
  • Cinéma vérité
  • Snuff film

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Ziemba, Joseph A.; Choi, Annie (January 2, 2022). "Bleeding Skull 50: The Best Shot-on-Video Films". http://bleedingskull.com/bleeding-skull-50-the-best-shot-on-video-films/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Albright 2012, p. 10.
  3. ↑ Albright 2012, p. 50.
  4. ↑ Piepenburg, Erik; Carlson, Zack (October 26, 2011). "Big Hair and Bad Blood: VHS-Era Horror Obscurities From A to Z". The New York Times. https://archive.nytimes.com/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/big-hair-and-bad-blood-vhs-era-horror-obscurities-from-a-to-z/. 
  5. ↑ Albright 2012, pp. 9–10.
  6. ↑ Bishop, Kyle William (2010). American Zombie Gothic: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Walking Dead in Popular Culture. Contributions to Zombie Studies. McFarland & Company. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-7864-4806-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=VGkbEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA187. 
  7. ↑ Tinnin, Drew (June 2, 2022). "Homemade Horror: 5 Gross Out Shot-On-Video Shockers". https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/430464/homemade-horror-5-gross-out-shot-on-video-shockers/. 
  8. ↑ Defore, John. "Personal Problems" Film Review". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/personal-problems-1098743. 
  9. ↑ Hoop Dreams: The Real Thing|Current|The Criterion Collection
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Hurbis-Cherrier, Mick (2007). Voice and Vision: A Creative Approach to Narrative Film and DV Production. Focal Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-0240807737. https://books.google.com/books?id=93UqBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA352. 
  11. ↑ Albright 2012, p. 284.
  12. ↑ Szpunar, John (2013). Xerox Ferox: The Wild World of the Horror Film Fanzine. Headpress. ISBN 978-1909394100. 
  13. ↑ Ziemba, Joseph A. (June 1, 2005). "From Betacam to Big Box: Shot-on-Video Trash in the 1980s (Part II)". http://bleedingskull.com/from-betacam-to-big-box-shot-on-video-trash-in-the-1980s-part-ii/. 
  14. ↑ BAM
  15. ↑ Film|robnilsson
  16. ↑ Turek, Ryan (June 23, 2011). "DVD: "Canuxploitation" Flick Things on the Way". Comingsoon.net. https://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/722349-dvd-canuxploitation-flick-things-on-the-way. Retrieved October 11, 2020. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Gingold, Michael (December 20, 2018). "Exclusive Comments, Plus Trailer and Posters: SOV Veteran Turns Director with "Her Name Was Christa"". https://rue-morgue.com/exclusive-comments-plus-trailer-and-posters-sov-veteran-turns-director-with-her-name-was-christa/. 
  18. ↑ Bowen, John W. (September–October 2001). "The Three Ms of Serial Murder". Rue Morgue (23): 44. ISSN 1481-1103. https://ia800605.us.archive.org/3/items/Rue_Morgue_023_2001/Rue_Morgue_023_2001.pdf. 

Bibliography

Further reading

  • Coleman, Robin R. Means (2022). Horror Noire: A History of Black American Horror from the 1890s to Present (Second ed.). Routledge. p. 226. ISBN 978-0367704407. 
  • Mogg, Richard (2018). Analog Nightmares: The Shot On Video Horror Films of 1982–1995. RickMoe Publishing. ISBN 978-1999481704. 



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