As well as having footage to cover major trends in popular culture in the 20th Century, we also have some brilliant rare footage of subcultures bubbling under the surface. A favourite here is the 80s hip hop collection which includes some of the earliest b-boy films featuring the New York City Breakers, no contest for the best move:
We also have Graffiti Rock, the 1984 pilot of a show created by hip hop pioneer Michael Holman featuring guests such as Run DMC and a hot studio audience (including, oddly, Vincent Gallo see if you can spot him) of body popping dancers who had the robot down:
Only one episode was ever made but it still continues to be influential to hip hop fans today, including Gnarls Barkley who pastiched the show in the video for their single ‘Run’ featuring (the not so ‘fresh’) Justin Timberlake as Michael Holman:
Friday, 27 May 2011
Friday, 20 May 2011
Clips & Footage Win at Focal Awards 2011
We are delighted to announce that Clips & Footage was voted
International Footage Library of the Year
at the Focal International Awards held on 11th May 2011.
And our own Jenny Coan was voted
International Footage Library Employee of the Year
Everyone at Clips & Footage is absolutely thrilled to have won two such prestigious awards and we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all those who voted for us.
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