The 80s died so this could live. Corbijn's Super 8 fever dream still slaps.
Freshly Restored from Original Super 8 Sources, the Compilation of Groundbreaking Depeche Mode Videos, Directed and Filmed by Anton Corbijn, includes 11 Music Videos + 6 Previously Unreleased Outtake "Vignettes". Previously available as individual titles in VHS and Laserdisc formats, Strange (1988) and Strange Too (1990) are compilations of the provocative and visionary short films lensed by master photographer/director Anton Corbijn, in collaboration with Depeche Mode, to create a new visual iconography for the band and their music. When assembling the final edits for Strange and Strange Too, Corbijn created a visual running order where the individual music videos are perceived as one continuous film, with additional interstitial content not seen in the original clips.
Direction
Corbijn inventing the band's entire aesthetic in 68 minutes
Cinematography
Super 8 degradation as deliberate emotional texture
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Corbijn essentially created visual shorthand for 'alternative' that still dominates fashion editorials today.
The Super 8 restoration required hand-cleaning each frame because digital couldn't capture the analog decay Corbijn wanted preserved.
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