Compu Movie (found Osamu Sato VHS content; 1994): Difference between revisions

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Advertisement for the media in question.

Status: Found

Date found: 27 Apr 2024

Found by: The Osamu Sato Discord

Compu Movie (コンピュムービー) is a VHS video release made by Osamu Sato & produced by O.S.D. (Out Side Directors Company) and released by Tierrart (ティエラルト). Featuring of collection of music videos made using Amiga and Macintosh computers and music by Shinobu Narita, Osamu Sato, and The Sync (produced by Goh Hotoda). The VHS was available to purchase through the company only. Compu Movie was considered lost media, as it had not surfaced in full on the internet.^[1]

Background

Osamu Sato (佐藤理) is a Japanese digital artist, photographer, and composer. His first published work was the ambient music album Objectless (1983). His first work in the video game industry was Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou, which first released in Japan for Classic Mac OS in 1994, and in North America for Microsoft Windows the following year. In 1998, he produced and composed the music for the video game LSD: Dream Emulator on the PlayStation, which later became his most recognizable work outside of Japan.^[2]

Findings

A printed advertisement for Compu Movie was discovered by Discord user "Chia", it contains a list of music videos featured in the tape:

Deme Kume Chame-Go
The Face
Astor Magic
Golden Flowers
Alphabetical Animals
I Love You

These video names can be tied to more findings, such as video clips from official sources:

22s clip of "Deme Kume Chame-Go" via Next Beat interview with Sato
12s clip of "Alphabetical Animals" via Next Beat interview with Sato
40s clip of "Alphabetical Animals" via OSD310
50s clip of "I LOVE YOU" via OSD310
2m 50s preview of "I LOVE YOU" via DIG MAG: DIGITAL MAGAZINE FOR MAC ( KIRIN DIGITAL GALLERY ) CD-ROM
3m 50s preview of "The Face" via DIG MAG: DIGITAL MAGAZINE FOR MAC ( KIRIN DIGITAL GALLERY ) CD-ROM

Along with these video findings, various magazine interviews with Sato contain screenshots of Compu Movie:

QUIT v1 Interview - Various screenshots from each video, also the same screenshots that appear in the box cover.
WIRED (July 1994) - Screenshots from "Alphabetical Animals" & "I LOVE YOU".
Macintosh Designers Network (MdN / 1994) (Page 1) (Page 2) - Compu Movie article discussing inspiration, and a look into each video.

Availability

Due to it's rarity and obscure purchase method, no previous auctions/listings of Compu Movie had been found. Sato was contacted regarding a copy of Compu Movie and stated he no longer has one on-hand.

On the 27th of April, 2024, the Osamu Sato Discord managed to find a tape containing all of the music videos.^[3]

References

[1] ttps://compu-lsd.com/w/Compu_Movie

[2] ttps://compu-lsd.com/w/Osamu_Sato

[3] ttps://archive.org/details/osamusato-compumovie

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 '''Compu Movie (コンピュムービー)''' is a VHS video release made by Osamu Sato & produced by O.S.D. (Out Side Directors Company) and released by ''Tierrart (ティエラルト)''. Featuring of collection of music videos made using Amiga and Macintosh computers and music by Shinobu Narita, Osamu Sato, and The Sync (produced by Goh Hotoda). The VHS was available to purchase through the company only. Compu Movie was considered lost media, as it had not surfaced in full on the internet.<ref>https://compu-lsd.com/w/Compu_Movie</ref>
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 == Findings ==
-A [https://compu-lsd.com/wiki/images/a/a4/Compu_ad_raw_photo.jpg printed advertisement] for Compu Movie was discovered by Discord user "Chia", it contains a list of music videos featured in the tape.
+A [https://compu-lsd.com/wiki/images/a/a4/Compu_ad_raw_photo.jpg printed advertisement] for Compu Movie was discovered by Discord user "Chia", it contains a list of music videos featured in the tape:
-{| class="wikitable"
+* Deme Kume Chame-Go
-|+List of Compu Movie's videos
+* The Face
-!#
+* Astor Magic
-!Video
+* Golden Flowers
-!Status
+* Alphabetical Animals
-|-
+* I Love You
-|1.
+These video names can be tied to more findings, such as video clips from official sources:
-|Deme Kume Chame-Go
-|<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
-|-
-|2.
-|The Face
-|<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
-|-
-|3.
-|Astor Magic
-|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
-|-
-|4.
-|Golden Flowers
-|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
-|-
-|5.
-|Alphabetical Animals
-|<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
-|-
-|6.
-|I Love You
-|<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
-|}
-These video names can be tied to more findings, such as video clips from official sources.
 * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIfq011KUwQ&t=24s 22s clip of "Deme Kume Chame-Go"] via Next Beat interview with Sato
 * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIfq011KUwQ&t=100s 12s clip of "Alphabetical Animals"] via Next Beat interview with Sato
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 * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhvAPbr6Sxk 3m 50s preview of "The Face"] via DIG MAG: DIGITAL MAGAZINE FOR MAC ( KIRIN DIGITAL GALLERY ) CD-ROM
-Along with these video findings, various magazine interviews with Sato contain screenshots of Compu Movie.
+Along with these video findings, various magazine interviews with Sato contain screenshots of Compu Movie:
 * [https://compu-lsd.com/archive/interviews/Quit%20Volume%201/2.png QUIT v1 Interview] - Various screenshots from each video, also the same screenshots that appear in the box cover.
 * [https://compu-lsd.com/wiki/images/b/b6/Satowiredjuly1994-3.jpg WIRED (July 1994)] - Screenshots from "Alphabetical Animals" & "I LOVE YOU".
 * Macintosh Designers Network (MdN / 1994) ([https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/845807815116193802/1131041298028187728/compuMovie_mag_p1.png Page 1]) ([https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/845807815116193802/1131041837109477418/compuMovie_mag_p2.png Page 2]) - Compu Movie article discussing inspiration, and a look into each video.
-==Status==
+==Availability==
-Due to it's rarity and obscure purchase method, no previous auctions/listings of Compu Movie have been found. Sato was contacted regarding a copy of Compu Movie and stated he no longer has one on-hand.
+Due to it's rarity and obscure purchase method, no previous auctions/listings of Compu Movie had been found. Sato was contacted regarding a copy of Compu Movie and stated he no longer has one on-hand.
-On the 27th of April, 2024, the Osamu Sato Discord managed to find a tape containing all of the music videos<ref>https://archive.org/details/osamusato-compumovie</ref>.
+On the 27th of April, 2024, the Osamu Sato Discord managed to find a tape containing all of the music videos.<ref>https://archive.org/details/osamusato-compumovie</ref>
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
 [[Category:Found animation]]