National Film Registry Additions

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I heard that Thriller is the first music video to make the list - I guess because it's in 35 mm.

Lots of awesome films on the list. I'm intrigued by Quasi at the Quackadero. Netflix doesn't have it!

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Lots of awesome films on the list. I'm intrigued by Quasi at the Quackadero. Netflix doesn't have it!

You can buy a DVD of Sally Cruikshank's films at her website. Meanwhile, here's Quasi on YouTube.

I spent a week attending a young animator's workshop given by Sally Cruikshank way back in 1981, when I was 16. She guided a group of about 15 people, myself included, in producing our own 30 second shorts. She was delightful, and I love the weird, kinda retro style of her work.

Maybe someday I will be able to post my short from that long ago workshop. It's on Super 8 film.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

If Thriller made the list, then there's an argument for "I Want My MTV" to make the list too. Blocky though it is, it was edgy computer animation at the time of its release.

You mean "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits

"I want my MTV" was already a catchphrase coined by MTV and used in their advertising to get people to call their cable providers and demand that the fledgling channel be added to lineups.

Agreed with Alex. There are thousands of other music videos which need to be preserved as milestones, but I don't think this will be the agency to do that.