Difference between revisions of "Video: I Wish U Heaven"
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|Current video name = I Wish U Heaven | |Current video name = I Wish U Heaven | ||
|Video Image = IWishUHeaven-vid5in1.png | |Video Image = IWishUHeaven-vid5in1.png | ||
− | |Date = | + | |Date = Week of 19 September 1988 |
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|Director = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Mondino Jean-Baptiste Mondino] | |Director = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Mondino Jean-Baptiste Mondino] | ||
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|Introduction = '''I Wish U Heaven''' is a [[Prince]] video released for broadcast and to promote the [[Single: I Wish U Heaven|single]]. | |Introduction = '''I Wish U Heaven''' is a [[Prince]] video released for broadcast and to promote the [[Single: I Wish U Heaven|single]]. | ||
− | It was filmed at S.I.R. in Los Angeles, California on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_2|2 June 1988]] before the [[Lovesexy Tour]] commenced. It was directed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Mondino Jean-Baptiste Mondino], who had also shot the cover for [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]], and whom had previously directed [[Jill Jones]]’ video for [[Video: Mia Bocca|Mia | + | It was filmed at S.I.R. in Los Angeles, California on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_2|2 June 1988]] before the [[Lovesexy Tour]] commenced. It was directed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Mondino Jean-Baptiste Mondino], who had also shot the cover for [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]], and whom had previously directed [[Jill Jones]]’ video for [[Video: Mia Bocca|Mia Bocca]]. |
In style, it is not too far removed from the [[Video: Alphabet St.|Alphabet St.]] video. It features [[Prince]] singing the song in a computer generated background of light blue sky. The title ''I Wish U Heaven'' floats through the images, in the font made by [[Margo Chase]] as used for the song titles on the album. Other images include the figurines [[Prince]] had also on a necklace, as seen on the front of the [[Tourbook:_Lovesexy|Lovesexy Tourbook]]. | In style, it is not too far removed from the [[Video: Alphabet St.|Alphabet St.]] video. It features [[Prince]] singing the song in a computer generated background of light blue sky. The title ''I Wish U Heaven'' floats through the images, in the font made by [[Margo Chase]] as used for the song titles on the album. Other images include the figurines [[Prince]] had also on a necklace, as seen on the front of the [[Tourbook:_Lovesexy|Lovesexy Tourbook]]. | ||
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* Fred Raimondi - special effects | * Fred Raimondi - special effects | ||
* Maury Rosenfled - special effects | * Maury Rosenfled - special effects | ||
+ | * Steve Purcell - editor | ||
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|Quotations & trivia = An unreleased slightly alternate version of this video exist. Its colors seem to have more of a green hue and there are less lyrics and objects floating through the screen, which are sometimes also in a different color. Instead there are more close-up shots of [[Prince]] singing, but at no point the alternate take is spectacularly different. The alternate also runs three seconds longer, but this is mostly the fade out at the end which is slightly extended. | |Quotations & trivia = An unreleased slightly alternate version of this video exist. Its colors seem to have more of a green hue and there are less lyrics and objects floating through the screen, which are sometimes also in a different color. Instead there are more close-up shots of [[Prince]] singing, but at no point the alternate take is spectacularly different. The alternate also runs three seconds longer, but this is mostly the fade out at the end which is slightly extended. | ||
* The video was nominated for ''Best Special Effects in a Video'' at 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. | * The video was nominated for ''Best Special Effects in a Video'' at 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. | ||
+ | * Footage of '''I Wish U Heaven''' was later included in the [[Video: Nothing Compares 2 U|Nothing Compares 2 U]] video. | ||
<!-------REFERENCES -------> | <!-------REFERENCES -------> | ||
|References = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | |References = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | ||
− | * <b>Awards</b>: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_MTV_Video_Music_Awards | + | * <b>Awards</b>: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_MTV_Video_Music_Awards 1989 MTV Video Music Awards] |
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|Categories =[[Category:1988]][[Category:Videos (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1988]] | |Categories =[[Category:1988]][[Category:Videos (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1988]] | ||
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