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'''Compu Movie''' is a VHS tape released by Tierrart (ティエラルト) in 1994, featuring a collection of Amiga(?) and Macintosh computer animations produced by OSD for various clients. It was only available for purchase through the company, in a similar fashion to the [[Linen Sampler]] promo CD.
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{{MediaInfobox
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|name=Compu Movie
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|janame=コンピュムービ
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|image=File:CompuMovieScan.png
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|date=1994
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|type=VHS Tape
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|lost=<span style="color:#0A0>No</span>
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Not much is known about Compu Movie's specific contents, as it's considered lost media. However, here's what we do know.
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'''Compu Movie''' (コンピュムービー) is a compilation of six videos produced by [[OutSide Directors Company]] and distributed on VHS by Tierrart. The visuals and editing were done primarily on a Macintosh, something that was heavily emphasized in the tape's marketing. Copies were only available via mail-order, which would later contribute to its elusive status. All songs on Compu Movie were composed by Sato and Shinobu Narita, with the exception of Astor Magic.
  
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==Alphabetical Orgasm Video==
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==Tracklist==
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# Intro (0:26)
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# Deme Kume Chame-Go (2:41)
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# The Face (4:01)
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# Astor Magic (6:16)
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# Golden Flowers (5:13)
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# Alphabetical Animals (4:18)
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# I LOVE YOU (8:53)
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# Credits (0:54)
  
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[[File:Satowiredjuly1994-3.jpg|thumb|Screenshots from the article.]]
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==Videos==
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[[File:Satowiredjuly1994-3.jpg|thumb|right]]
  
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The July 1994 edition of Wired magazine features a short interview with Sato, and also verifies the presence of an [[Alphabetical Orgasm]] video on Compu Movie. The magazine also claims that Compu Movie was "Macintosh-generated", although this may not pertain to every animation in the collection (it's not clear where the claims of Amiga animations originally came from).
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===Deme Kume Chame-Go===
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"Deme Kume Chame-Go" features animations of the "Lady" and "Man" designs from [[The Art of Computer Designing]].
  
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A presumably clipped version of the full video is available on OSD's YouTube Channel, titled "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDLoW52K9I4 ABC.mov]". In addition to fading out prematurely there's one screenshot in the Wired article, containing Sato's face, which is lacking from ABC.mov.
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===The Face===
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"The Face", also known as "Face the Music" is a song by Osamu Sato with several different mixes. A portion of this music video appeared on the "DIG MAG" CD-ROM. It appears to be an early version of [[The Esoteric Retina|The Esoteric Retina's]] "Face the Music" video, bearing several similarities.
  
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==OSD Youtube Channel==
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===Astor Magic===
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Seeing that several of the clips from the OSD 310 channel ended up appearing on The Esoteric Retina (Xia-Che, Trancemigration, The Earth is Round), it's possible that they also uploaded other clips from Compu Movie. "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDyHWEiRlZY I LOVE YOU]" was produced for Tierrart, the same company which released Compu Movie, and appears to be completely artistic in nature. It also seems to fade out prematurely, implying there's more to be seen.
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"Astor Magic" is a song by The Sync off of their album [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkvyXzE3FFE Beat the System]. A clip of the music video could be seen in the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIfq011KUwQ&t=58s Next Beat interview.]
  
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==Deme Kume Chame-Go==
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===Golden Flowers===
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There's a post on a [https://gall.dcinside.com/mgallery/board/view/?id=osamusato&no=24&page=1 Sato-based Korean message board] linking "Deme Kume Chame-Go", a video briefly featured in Sato's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIfq011KUwQ&t=50s Next Beat interview], to Compu Movie. This post alone shouldn't be taken at face value, although it raises the question of where their claim originates.
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"Golden Flowers" is a song by Osamu Sato, sharing its name with an [[Golden Flower|item]]  in [[Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou]]. Several pieces of imagery in the music video can also be seen in the Tong-Nou Promo Movie.
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====Trivia====
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* Golden Flowers is the only video that has no clips available before the full discovery of Compu Movie.
  
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[[Category:Lost Media]]
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===Alphabetical Animals===
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"Alphabetical Animals" features animated versions of the letters from the [[Alphabetical Animals|art series with the same name]]. A text-to-speech 'sings' through the alphabet at various points. At the end of the video a pair of eyes flashes rapidly on screen which also appear in Xia-Che.
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===I Love You===
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"I Love You" spans a number of moods throughout its 8 minute runtime. The numbers from [[Alphabetical Animals]] can be seen in one black-and-white section. Following this is a design from [[Anonymous Animals]], which transforms into a 3D render more closely resembling an insect. It should be noted the same design also appears in Xia-Che. The motif of a spinning Sato portrait appears in this video, which may have partially inspired "The Earth is Round". A morph effect is also used heavily in one section near the beginning.
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==Community Developments==
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[[File:Compu_ad_raw_photo.jpg|thumb|right|Advertisement for Compu Movie. The original paper is in black & white; no color information was lost in this grayscale photo of it.]]
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A print advertisement for Compu Movie was discovered by Chia, which contained a list of its contents and screenshots from the film. In left-to-right top-to-bottom order, the screenshots appear to be sourced from:
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* The Face (Exactly identical to a frame found in ''The Esoteric Retina'' version)
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* Alphabetical Animals (Same screenshot of the letters spelling "LOVE" found in other media)
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* The Face
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* Golden Flowers
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* Golden Flowers
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* I LOVE YOU
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* Deme Kume Chame-Go
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* Astor Magic
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* Deme Kume Chame-Go
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* Astor Magic
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* Alphabetical Animals
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* I LOVE YOU
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In February of 2022, we got our closest ever look at Compu Movie with a [https://macintoshgarden.org/games/dig-mag-digital-magazine-mac 1994 edition of DIG MAG], a digital magazine for Mac. The disc contains a virtual art gallery with work by Sato, [[Hideki Nakazawa]], and others.
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In March of 2022, an [https://compu-lsd.com/archive/interviews/Quit%20Volume%201/ interview] of Sato with a Japanese [[Magazines|magazine]] named ''Quit'' was unearthed. In the interview, Sato discusses Compu Movie and his early work. The scans were made by the user beanstalk, and shared by FELON. A transcription of this interview was also made by Chia.
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In April of 2024, Sato posted a tweet with the first known image of Compu Movie's cover in full color, claiming to have found it in storage. A copy of Compu Movie was sold in a lucky bag at Sato's April 13 [https://lig-20240413.peatix.com/ live event] in Tokyo. It was purchased by community member Nnnn and the purchase was funded by mav6771. Digitization is complete, and all ripped content were uploaded to [https://youtu.be/PprmNoG3vXQ?si=x3ZIO2IA4naFcNES YouTube] by adam2.
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[[File:CompuMovieImage.jpg|thumb|right|Image attached to Sato's 2024 tweet.]]
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==Pre-Upload Clips==
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Before it was uploaded to YouTube, several clips from Compu Movie were released by Osamu Sato himself. These clips include:
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* [https://youtu.be/CIfq011KUwQ?t=24 22 seconds of ''Deme Kume Chame-go'' in the Next Beat interview]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDLoW52K9I4 40 seconds of ''Alphabetical Animals'']
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* [https://youtu.be/CIfq011KUwQ?t=59 15 seconds of ''Astor Magic'' in the Next Beat interview]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDyHWEiRlZY 51 seconds of ''I LOVE YOU'']
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* [https://youtu.be/zTpLMOWVcqs Almost 3 minutes of ''I LOVE YOU'', seen in DIG-MAG]
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* [https://youtu.be/RhvAPbr6Sxk?si=ptqXMXJqHaFJXhje The entirety of ''The Face'', minus the title sequence, also from DIG-MAG]
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==External Links==
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* [https://archive.org/details/osamusato-compumovie/ Compu Movie on archive.org]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PprmNoG3vXQ Full video on Youtube]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeM8JZxcJKgtiwr_b5DCAsHdBvcZkQvy6 Playlist of individual vids on Youtube]
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* [https://mega.nz/folder/61ISQBbZ#5aAKHK7z8MvmDy9t9ffVSg Mega mirror]
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{{Art}}
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[[Category:Art]]

Latest revision as of 22:44, 23 May 2024

Compu Movie
CompuMovieScan.png
Original name コンピュムービ
Release date 1994
Format VHS Tape
Lost? No

Compu Movie (コンピュムービー) is a compilation of six videos produced by OutSide Directors Company and distributed on VHS by Tierrart. The visuals and editing were done primarily on a Macintosh, something that was heavily emphasized in the tape's marketing. Copies were only available via mail-order, which would later contribute to its elusive status. All songs on Compu Movie were composed by Sato and Shinobu Narita, with the exception of Astor Magic.

Tracklist

  1. Intro (0:26)
  2. Deme Kume Chame-Go (2:41)
  3. The Face (4:01)
  4. Astor Magic (6:16)
  5. Golden Flowers (5:13)
  6. Alphabetical Animals (4:18)
  7. I LOVE YOU (8:53)
  8. Credits (0:54)

Videos

Satowiredjuly1994-3.jpg

Deme Kume Chame-Go

"Deme Kume Chame-Go" features animations of the "Lady" and "Man" designs from The Art of Computer Designing.

The Face

"The Face", also known as "Face the Music" is a song by Osamu Sato with several different mixes. A portion of this music video appeared on the "DIG MAG" CD-ROM. It appears to be an early version of The Esoteric Retina's "Face the Music" video, bearing several similarities.

Astor Magic

"Astor Magic" is a song by The Sync off of their album Beat the System. A clip of the music video could be seen in the Next Beat interview.

Golden Flowers

"Golden Flowers" is a song by Osamu Sato, sharing its name with an item in Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou. Several pieces of imagery in the music video can also be seen in the Tong-Nou Promo Movie.

Trivia

  • Golden Flowers is the only video that has no clips available before the full discovery of Compu Movie.

Alphabetical Animals

"Alphabetical Animals" features animated versions of the letters from the art series with the same name. A text-to-speech 'sings' through the alphabet at various points. At the end of the video a pair of eyes flashes rapidly on screen which also appear in Xia-Che.

I Love You

"I Love You" spans a number of moods throughout its 8 minute runtime. The numbers from Alphabetical Animals can be seen in one black-and-white section. Following this is a design from Anonymous Animals, which transforms into a 3D render more closely resembling an insect. It should be noted the same design also appears in Xia-Che. The motif of a spinning Sato portrait appears in this video, which may have partially inspired "The Earth is Round". A morph effect is also used heavily in one section near the beginning.

Community Developments

Advertisement for Compu Movie. The original paper is in black & white; no color information was lost in this grayscale photo of it.

A print advertisement for Compu Movie was discovered by Chia, which contained a list of its contents and screenshots from the film. In left-to-right top-to-bottom order, the screenshots appear to be sourced from:

  • The Face (Exactly identical to a frame found in The Esoteric Retina version)
  • Alphabetical Animals (Same screenshot of the letters spelling "LOVE" found in other media)
  • The Face
  • Golden Flowers
  • Golden Flowers
  • I LOVE YOU
  • Deme Kume Chame-Go
  • Astor Magic
  • Deme Kume Chame-Go
  • Astor Magic
  • Alphabetical Animals
  • I LOVE YOU

In February of 2022, we got our closest ever look at Compu Movie with a 1994 edition of DIG MAG, a digital magazine for Mac. The disc contains a virtual art gallery with work by Sato, Hideki Nakazawa, and others.

In March of 2022, an interview of Sato with a Japanese magazine named Quit was unearthed. In the interview, Sato discusses Compu Movie and his early work. The scans were made by the user beanstalk, and shared by FELON. A transcription of this interview was also made by Chia.

In April of 2024, Sato posted a tweet with the first known image of Compu Movie's cover in full color, claiming to have found it in storage. A copy of Compu Movie was sold in a lucky bag at Sato's April 13 live event in Tokyo. It was purchased by community member Nnnn and the purchase was funded by mav6771. Digitization is complete, and all ripped content were uploaded to YouTube by adam2.

Image attached to Sato's 2024 tweet.

Pre-Upload Clips

Before it was uploaded to YouTube, several clips from Compu Movie were released by Osamu Sato himself. These clips include:

External Links

Art
Graphic Art Alphabetical Orgasm • Alphabetical Animals • Anonymous Animals • Face to Face • Gradation of Happiness
Books Corporate Identity and Works • The Art of Computer Designing • Lovely Sweet Dream • Rhythm 'n' Face Supplementary Reader
Videos Compu Movie • The Esoteric Retina
Other Homosexual • Aura 20/07/01 • Maru Sankaku Shikaku • Symmetric • Magazines
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