8 Tracks: Of ’80s Public Access Television Broadcasts With Palmbomen Ii

This clip was in my moodboard for my ‘Memories of Cindy’ videos. Also the guy could be a character in my world. I love the shots made in this clip. The plants and the one closeup fading into the other. This is almost directly how I would make a music video. “Don’t you want to save our planet? Because it would be good of us?”

Prank calls are part of public access television too. This is a program based around Star Trek and the hosts seem very ready for taking any insults while answering the calls. But it’s too easy to laugh about this. I like the enthusiasm of making these kind of outfits and creating such a set. It feels very DIY but in a good way. This is how enthusiasts make TV programs instead of how professionals make TV programs. I get very inspired by these kind of things.

This looks like fun. I can almost not image this is real but it is. These kind of things are dark and funny at the same time. I think my world of Carmel Vista has that too, it’s in a way my own utopian society but it has dystopian sides too. This was an inspiration for a darker side. Lots of darker things are in the commercials.

Not sure if these are public access television commercials per se. I don’t even know actually if the format allows commercials. But these follow the same standards. It seems made for a very local market and they are made very spontaneous and fun. Some could be directly from a Tim & Eric show. Here are a couple I found. This one is Vern Fonk and he’s kind of a legend and has a whole collection of low budget videos that are funny.

This one has some straight Tommy Wiseau acting.

There’s a lot of music on public access television. A lot of programs show local talent and it seems a lot of times there’s a lot of playback going on in these things. The title of the program seems to be The Models & Entertainers Network Program and I love the set where the ladies are sitting in that are presenting the show. The colors here, the plants. But the editing is just crazy. The editor just went all out with effects and cuts. It’s quite fun.

It seems there are a lot of religious programs on public access television too, I guess because it was an easy way to spread any message. I really like just the concept, the shot, watching and laughing in the camera and playing piano. Entertaining people in such a pure and direct form. Also the name is so gentle, ‘Tickle The Ivories’.

This is such a classic. I guess a lot of tragedy in here, and anger. But also look at the shots. Shots of flowers. Background. Fades etc. I like how Henrietta is holding the mic.

This actually explains the concept of Public Access Television very well. And has a lot of clips that are great. That motivational speaker in the beginning for example is good. I like these kind of characters.