Difference between revisions of "Film: Sign O’ The Times"
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− | | Movie name = Sign | + | | Movie name = Sign O’ The Times |
| Movie poster = Filmsign_o_the_times-movieposter.jpg | | Movie poster = Filmsign_o_the_times-movieposter.jpg | ||
| Premiere = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_29|29 October 1987]]: American Theatre, Detroit, MI | | Premiere = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_29|29 October 1987]]: American Theatre, Detroit, MI | ||
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− | | Introduction = ''' Sign | + | | Introduction = ''' Sign O’ The Times ''' is a 1987 concert film depicting the [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]], starring and directed by [[Prince]]. |
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Originally conceived to be filmed a the end of the tour in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and Antwerp, Belgium, most of the shots in the film are actually re-shot at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, MN, where the concert film was lip-synced to audio recorded in Rotterdam and Antwerp. <br> | Originally conceived to be filmed a the end of the tour in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and Antwerp, Belgium, most of the shots in the film are actually re-shot at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, MN, where the concert film was lip-synced to audio recorded in Rotterdam and Antwerp. <br> | ||
− | | Synopsis = The film is pretty much a straightforward showing of a [[Sign | + | | Synopsis = The film is pretty much a straightforward showing of a [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]] concert, with some scenes and vignettes interspersed to add a narrative. It follows the standard format of the tour although some songs from the concerts have been omitted. <br> |
− | Culled from a standard set the songs featured in the film comprise [[Sign | + | Culled from a standard set the songs featured in the film comprise [[Sign O’ The Times]], [[Play In The Sunshine]], [[Little Red Corvette]], [[Housequake]], [[Slow Love]], [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]], [[Hot Thing]], [[Now’s The Time]], [[U Got The Look]], [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]], [[Forever In My Life]] / [[It]], [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] and [[The Cross]], with the last two songs switched in sequence from how they were performed in concert. <br> |
Added is a rendition of [[U Got The Look]] (before [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]), which was not part of the standard set, but instead for the purpose of a promotional video in Paris, before the film was conceived. <br> | Added is a rendition of [[U Got The Look]] (before [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]), which was not part of the standard set, but instead for the purpose of a promotional video in Paris, before the film was conceived. <br> | ||
− | [[Girls & Boys]] (following [[Housequake]]), [[ | + | [[Girls & Boys]] (following [[Housequake]]), [[Let’s Go Crazy]], [[When Doves Cry]], [[Purple Rain]], [[1999]] (following [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]) and [[Kiss]] (following [[Forever In My Life]]) are missing from the film. |
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| Cast = * [[Prince]] - Himself | | Cast = * [[Prince]] - Himself | ||
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* [[Helen Hiatt]] - wardrobe assistant | * [[Helen Hiatt]] - wardrobe assistant | ||
* Lisa Jordan - wardrobe assistant | * Lisa Jordan - wardrobe assistant | ||
− | * Martha | + | * Martha O’Connor - wardrobe assistant |
* [[Bevla Reeves]] - wardrobe assistant | * [[Bevla Reeves]] - wardrobe assistant | ||
* Patrick Wilson - wardrobe assistant | * Patrick Wilson - wardrobe assistant | ||
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The audio of the songs featured in the film was recorded on the following days, albeit sometimes with overdubs in post-production at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, MN, USA | The audio of the songs featured in the film was recorded on the following days, albeit sometimes with overdubs in post-production at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | * <b>[[Sign | + | * <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> – [[27 June 1987|27 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] |
* <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> – [[27 June 1987|27 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] | * <b>[[Play In The Sunshine]]</b> – [[27 June 1987|27 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] | ||
* <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> – [[26 June 1987|26 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] (intro) / [[27 June 1987|27 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] (end) | * <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> – [[26 June 1987|26 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] (intro) / [[27 June 1987|27 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] (end) | ||
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* <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> – [[27 June 1987|27 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] | * <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> – [[27 June 1987|27 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] | ||
* <b>[[Hot Thing]]</b> – [[28 June 1987|28 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] (abreviated) | * <b>[[Hot Thing]]</b> – [[28 June 1987|28 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] (abreviated) | ||
− | * <b>[[ | + | * <b>[[Now’s The Time]]</b> – [[27 June 1987|27 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] |
<!-- * <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> – [[Prince Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 16|16 June 1987: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]] --> | <!-- * <b>[[U Got The Look]]</b> – [[Prince Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 16|16 June 1987: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]] --> | ||
* <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> – [[27 June 1987|27 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] | * <b>[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]</b> – [[27 June 1987|27 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] | ||
* <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> – [[29 June 1987|29 June 1987: Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium]] (intro) / [[28 June 1987|28 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] (end) | * <b>[[Forever In My Life]]</b> – [[29 June 1987|29 June 1987: Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium]] (intro) / [[28 June 1987|28 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] (end) | ||
− | * <b>[[ | + | * <b>[[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]</b> – [[28 June 1987|28 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] |
* <b>[[The Cross]]</b> – [[27 June 1987|27 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] | * <b>[[The Cross]]</b> – [[27 June 1987|27 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] | ||
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| see also = | | see also = | ||
{{SeeAlso| | {{SeeAlso| | ||
− | |item1 = [[Album: Sign | + | |item1 = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]<br>(album) |
− | |image1 = [[File:sott.jpg|x80px|link=Album: Sign | + | |image1 = [[File:sott.jpg|x80px|link=Album: Sign O’ The Times]] |
− | |item2 = [[Home Video: Sign | + | |item2 = [[Home Video: Sign O’ The Times | Sign O’ The Times]]<br>(home video) |
− | |image2 = [[File:HomeVideoSignOTheTimes.jpg |x80px|link=Home Video: Sign | + | |image2 = [[File:HomeVideoSignOTheTimes.jpg |x80px|link=Home Video: Sign O’ The Times]] |
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The film is pretty much a straightforward showing of a Sign O’ The Times Tour concert, with some scenes and vignettes interspersed to add a narrative. It follows the standard format of the tour although some songs from the concerts have been omitted. Culled from a standard set the songs featured in the film comprise Sign O’ The Times, Play In The Sunshine, Little Red Corvette, Housequake, Slow Love, I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man, Hot Thing, Now’s The Time, U Got The Look, If I Was Your Girlfriend, Forever In My Life / It, It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night and The Cross, with the last two songs switched in sequence from how they were performed in concert. Girls & Boys (following Housequake), Let’s Go Crazy, When Doves Cry, Purple Rain, 1999 (following If I Was Your Girlfriend) and Kiss (following Forever In My Life) are missing from the film. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Initial filming was done on 26, 27 and 28 June 1987 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. On 29 June more footage was filmed in Antwerp, Belgium. Videofootage recorded in Paris on 16 June 1987 was also used. Most of the visuals used in the film however, were shot over six days, starting 18 July 1987, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, MN, mostly lip syncing to material originally recorded in Rotterdam on at least the last day, (23 July 1987, but maybe also on the other days) new audio was also recorded in front of an audience of around 100 extras.
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