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Compu Movie

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

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

Videos

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.

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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-'''Compu Movie''' (コンピュムービー) is a VHS tape released by Tierrart (ティエラルト) in January 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. Compu Movie's [http://web.archive.org/web/20010218034359fw_/http://compu-osd.com/OSD/compu.html page on the old OSD website (Japanese)] claims it features music by [[Shinobu Narita]], Sato himself, and The Sync (produced by Goh Hotoda).
+'''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.
-Compu Movie was considered lost media for a long time, as it had not surfaced in full on the internet. Before its full discovery on 27 April 2024, several clips were released by Osamu Sato himself, as detailed in the following sections. These clips include:
+==Tracklist==
+# Intro (0:26)
+# Deme Kume Chame-Go (2:41)
+# The Face (4:01)
+# Astor Magic (6:16)
+# Golden Flowers (5:13)
+# Alphabetical Animals (4:18)
+# I LOVE YOU (8:53)
+# Credits (0:54)
-* [https://youtu.be/CIfq011KUwQ?t=24 A 22-second clip of a 3d animation titled ''Deme Kume Chame-go.'']
+==Videos==
-* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDLoW52K9I4 An ''Alphabetical Animals'' music video.]
+[[File:Satowiredjuly1994-3.jpg|thumb|right]]
-* [https://youtu.be/CIfq011KUwQ?t=59 What appears to be the lead-up to the beginning shot of a clock in ''I LOVE YOU''.]
-* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDyHWEiRlZY 51 seconds of ''I LOVE YOU'', showing a 2D black and white montage of characters created out of eyes.]
+===Deme Kume Chame-Go===
-* [https://youtu.be/zTpLMOWVcqs Almost 3 minutes of I LOVE YOU.]
+"Deme Kume Chame-Go" features animations of the "Lady" and "Man" designs from [[The Art of Computer Designing]].
-* [https://youtu.be/RhvAPbr6Sxk?si=ptqXMXJqHaFJXhje A video of The Face, seems like the original version of Face the Music]
-* A photo containing several frames of the ABC segment showing that at some point the letters combine to spell words.
+===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|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 [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.]
+===Golden Flowers===
+"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.
+===Alphabetical Animals===
+"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.
+===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==
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 * Alphabetical Animals (Same screenshot of the letters spelling "LOVE" found in other media)
 * The Face
-* ''Unknown''
+* Golden Flowers
-* Deme Kume Chame-Go
+* Golden Flowers
 * I LOVE YOU
 * Deme Kume Chame-Go
-* ''Unknown''
+* Astor Magic
 * Deme Kume Chame-Go
-* ''Unknown''
+* Astor Magic
 * Alphabetical Animals
 * I LOVE YOU
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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.
-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 currently being planned.
+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.
 [[File:CompuMovieImage.jpg|thumb|right|Image attached to Sato's 2024 tweet.]]
-==Deme Kume Chame-Go==
+==Pre-Upload Clips==
-In Sato's [https://youtu.be/CIfq011KUwQ?t=24 Next Beat interview], there are brief clips of a 3D animation titled "Deme Kume Chame-Go". Shown below this title is the text "コンピュムービーより", which translates to "From Compu Movie".
+Before it was uploaded to YouTube, several clips from Compu Movie were released by Osamu Sato himself. These clips include:
-==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, Golden Flowers==
-Not much is known about these videos. "Astor Magic" is a song by The Sync off of their album [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkvyXzE3FFE Beat the System]. "Golden Flowers" is speculated to be by Sato, because of an [[Golden Flower|item]] in [[Eastern Mind]] with the same name.
-==Alphabetical Animals==
-The July 1994 edition of Wired magazine features a short interview with Sato, and also mentions the presence of an [[Alphabetical Orgasm]] video on Compu Movie. They most likely meant to say [[Alphabetical Animals]] instead, since the artwork in the video matches that series and it's labeled as such in the print advertisement and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIfq011KUwQ&t=50s Next Beat interview].
-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]".
-The "DIG MAG" CD-ROM features an interactive version of this video, with animations for every letter and several words ("LOVE", "AND", "PEACE", "FOOL"). These animations appear to be the same as featured in screenshots, but possibly run too quickly in emulators. The screenshot featuring Sato's face doesn't appear here, but rather in the CD-ROM's "I LOVE YOU" video.
-==I LOVE YOU==
-[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDyHWEiRlZY This video] on the OSD310 Youtube channel was speculated to be from Compu Movie for years before the print advertisement lent more credence to this theory.
-The description claims it was produced for Tierrart, the same company which released Compu Movie. Like ABC.mov, it features elements (in this case, numbers) from Alphabetical Animals. It also appears to fade out prematurely, implying there's more to be seen.
-Lastly, since several of the clips from the OSD310 channel ended up originating from The Esoteric Retina (Xia-Che, Trancemigration, The Earth is Round), it seems plausible that this would also be the case with Compu Movie.
+* [https://youtu.be/CIfq011KUwQ?t=24 22 seconds of ''Deme Kume Chame-go'' in the Next Beat interview]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDLoW52K9I4 40 seconds of ''Alphabetical Animals'']
+* [https://youtu.be/CIfq011KUwQ?t=59 15 seconds of ''Astor Magic'' in the Next Beat interview]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDyHWEiRlZY 51 seconds of ''I LOVE YOU'']
+* [https://youtu.be/zTpLMOWVcqs Almost 3 minutes of ''I LOVE YOU'', seen in DIG-MAG]
+* [https://youtu.be/RhvAPbr6Sxk?si=ptqXMXJqHaFJXhje The entirety of ''The Face'', minus the title sequence, also from DIG-MAG]
-Another portion of this video was found on the "DIG MAG" CD-ROM. Most of the soundtrack had never been heard before, except for one section which also features in a different part of the Youtube upload. The motif of a spinning Sato portrait appears in this video, which may have partially inspired "The Earth is Round".
+==External Links==
+* [https://archive.org/details/osamusato-compumovie/ Compu Movie on archive.org]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PprmNoG3vXQ Full video on Youtube]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeM8JZxcJKgtiwr_b5DCAsHdBvcZkQvy6 Playlist of individual vids on Youtube]
+* [https://mega.nz/folder/61ISQBbZ#5aAKHK7z8MvmDy9t9ffVSg Mega mirror]
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