I’ve been making a point of working regularly in bava.studio this year and most of the last. It’s done wonders for my sense of home/work separation; nothing like a change of scenery to inspire new work flows. One of the things I started doing recently is playing VHS tapes on the 27″ Sony Trinitron while working. They serve as background visuals that often have the volume down given I take calls and meetings throughout the day. But the plan is not to watch the entire film, but rather savor the joy of catching glimpses of naked shots and scenes without audio, possibly providing a different insight to an old favorite.
Stack #1 of VHS casually watched while working in bavastudio
On rare occasions I have the ability to work from the couch in front of the TV and watch one of these through with the sound on (that was the case with History of the World Part 1), but by-and-large they’re just part of the bavastudio scenery that might provide a sneak peek of a moment from the VHS collection. I kinda dig it.
Stack #2 of VHS tapes casually watched while working in bavastudio
Anyway, these images represent the tapes played thus far, and I’m going to try and create images of the stacks over time to document those films watched while working in the bavastudio. Film knowledge osmosis is a thing, right? I should be able to learn more about these gems simply by having them on in the same room, regardless of whether I am watching or not, right?
