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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ziemba, Joseph A.; Choi, Annie (January 2, 2022). "Bleeding Skull 50: The Best Shot-on-Video Films". Bleeding Skull. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  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.
  7. ↑ Tinnin, Drew (June 2, 2022). "Homemade Horror: 5 Gross Out Shot-On-Video Shockers". Dread Central. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ Defore, John. "Personal Problems" Film Review".
  9. ↑ Hoop Dreams: The Real Thing|Current|The Criterion Collection
  10. 1 2 Hurbis-Cherrier, Mick (2007). Voice and Vision: A Creative Approach to Narrative Film and DV Production. Focal Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-0240807737.
  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)". Bleeding Skull. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  14. ↑ Turek, Ryan (June 23, 2011). "DVD: "Canuxploitation" Flick Things on the Way". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  15. 1 2 3 Gingold, Michael (December 20, 2018). "Exclusive Comments, Plus Trailer and Posters: SOV Veteran Turns Director with "Her Name Was Christa"". Rue Morgue. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  16. ↑ Bowen, John W. (September–October 2001). "The Three Ms of Serial Murder" (PDF). Rue Morgue. No. 23. p. 44. ISSN 1481-1103.

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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