Optical Feedback - in Entertainment

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Many artists have used optical feedback. An example is Queen's music video for "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1975). The effect (in this simple case) can be compared to looking at oneself between two mirrors.

Other videos that use variations of video feedback include:

  • The Jacksons - Blame It On the Boogie (1978)
  • Kate Bush - Hammer Horror (1978)
  • Amii Stewart - Knock on Wood (1979)
  • Kool & the Gang - Get Down On It (1981)
  • Todd Rundgren - Something to Fall Back On (1985)
  • Smashing Pumpkins - Ava Adore (1998)
  • Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow (2008)
  • Boxcutter - TV Troubles (2011)
  • Django Django - "Life's A Beach" (2012)

The opening titles sequence for the British sci-fi series Doctor Who employed this technique from 1963 to 1973 (black-and-white initially, redone from 1967, then redone again, in colour this time, from 1970).

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