Editing/Shooting - Superimposition

I plan to use this editing technique as a homage of sorts to The Stone Roses' various music videos; additionally it creates a nostalgic sense of the 'psychedelia' to their music and lyricism. An example of this would be in the Sally Cinnamon video in which a majority of the video is various shots of scenery in Manchester; interestingly, the footage is almost all in slow-motion thus adding to the idea of psychedelic genre. The superimposed shots are often layered scenery shots, with one being stationary, and the other being a fast panning shot with a number of lights. It is understandable why an indie band such as The Stone Roses would employ such a primitive editing technique due to the obvious lack of budget in their production. Furthermore, it can create links to their brand identity as a whole; the idea of layering shots can form a link with the artwork, inspired by Jackson Pollock, that band guitarist John Squire illustrates. This artwork follows the theme of frequent layering, as does the superimposition. This editing technique can be seen on many other Stone Roses music videos; one good example being the video for 'I Wanna be adored'. The video employs the same use of slow motion shots and frequent layering. However, it is not just scenery used in this video. The video shows the band performing on an ethereal, purple desert, with a lot of psychedelic-inspired superimposition of individual band members; most notably John Squire playing the guitar. I would like to use a similar superimposition technique in that I will include frequent superimposed guitar playing upon the narrative of the video. Additionally, I have considered including the slow-motion editing as a callback to the artists and the genre.

This is an example of superimposition in an image. As you can see it is the layering of two images atop one another, I feel as if this provides a psychedelic vibe of sorts as it acts upon the visual sense of the video. In cooperation with the use of slow-motion, superimposition can be used to create psychedelic imagery as if it were some illusion on the eye.





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D2qcbu26gs
The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyfRRYlEn68
The Stone Roses - Sally Cinnamon
Both these Stone Roses music videos show heavy usage of superimposition, particularly in IWBA showing the band members playing their instruments across a desert. Sally Cinnamon, however, shows superimposition used with scenery shots and of random people. Both are used on cooperation with the slow motion effect to allow for a psychedelic feel to the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GhoWZ5qTwI
The Smiths - Girlfriend in a Coma
This music video is another from the 80s that heavily employs the use of superimposition.