Photography by Jeff Katz
Art direction by Laura LiPuma & Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff
Collage by Ann Field

Director Prince Rogers Nelson

Creative Consultant & Director Mary Lambert

The poster art released with the movie was designed by Ron Larson

cinematography by Michael Ballhaus

Kiss-Rebecca Blake,

AnotherLover...-Daniel Kleinman

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It's my opinion that the Parade era has the best of Prince videos and the images from the movie Under the Cherry Moon, the Family & Sheila E Romance 1600 album backcover. Despite the success of the film its still wonderful 2 look at. I think the quote concerning Clare Fischer, Special thanks 2 Clare Fischer 4 making brighter the colors black & white, can be applied 2 the whole visual era of Parade. Some movie scenes like Christrophers dying scene can be viewed as comical, but 2 see them in snap shots is pretty artistic. Movie scenes video scenes promotional photos album art that U seriously love artistically...♥

Love God & Prince and the Revolution ‘86

'The Director of Photography is the custodian of the heart of film making... as the writers are of its soul .... his tool is a box with a glass window, lifeless until he breathes into it his creative spirit and injects into its steel veins, the plasma of his imagination .... the product of his camera, and therefore of his magic, means many things to many persons - fulfilment of an ambition .... realization of dreams'

.... Cecil B. De Mille

Mountains video directed by Prince

My favorite overall look and feel of one of Prince's "eras" goes to Sign O The Times. From the typography and color palette to the mystery/androgyny photography on the LP, single and 12" sleeves. It all worked well and gave a particularly exciting vibe to the project.

Parade was very strong as well by borrowing from the classically understated elements and looks of earlier, historically significant art movements.

squirrelgrease said:

My favorite overall look and feel of one of Prince's "eras" goes to Sign O The Times. From the typography and color palette to the mystery/androgyny photography on the LP, single and 12" sleeves. It all worked well and gave a particularly exciting vibe to the project.

Parade was very strong as well by borrowing from the classically understated elements and looks of earlier, historically significant art movements.

SOTT is my 2nd fav, and I like how some of the SOTT look come from the Parade look

cut off shirts, the use of the paisley Parade speakers and some other things

the stage stets are similar too

But the Purple Rain-Lovesexy looks are those I wish were utilized a bit longer

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OldFriends4Sale said:

Mountains video directed by Prince

I recently saw the outtakes from this shoot. The raw images are awesome, I cant believe this video ended up as ugly as it did.

I think it's worth redoing the god awful blue screen effects with modern ones. I do not think it would be that difficult.

But again the unedited images from this shoot are gorgeous.

https://www.facebook.com/...hotography

He posts "unpublished" Prince pics on there pretty often

FunkiestOne said:

now that is cool as fuck!!

I there are some 'fan?' black & white photos taken during the Parade tour that are just awesomely beautiful

by Kim Agersten

luv4u said:

I love the black & white as well as color images from this GB scene

Some PARADE Gif's:

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^ credits: I can't remember/ I don't know...

It's only Mountains:

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^ credits: made by Kazuo.

thedance said:

Some PARADE Gif's:

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[img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/ecnirp2004/Prince/PrinceUTCM2Gif.gif[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/ecnirp2004/Prince/PrinceUTCM3Gif.gif[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/ecnirp2004/Prince/PrinceWreckaStowGif.gif[/img:$uid]

^ credits: I can't remember/ I don't know...

cute gifs. He was too gorgeous in that movie.

luv4u said:

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Christopher Tracy: [writing something on a napkin] It's obvious that little Miss Mary has never been off the city block.
[holds up napkin, which has "Wrecka Stow" written on it]
Mary: What is that? Some new language?
Christopher Tracy: Read it. Do you know what it is?
Mary: It's nothing, you ninny. And you know it, but you won't confess it because you're such a coward.
Christopher Tracy: It is something, something you don't know, and you won't confess that because *you're* a coward!
Mary: This is silly, and you're a child!
Christopher Tracy: [taunting Mary] I go to dinner without my father's permission. Now, read it aloud so we can all hear how knowledgeable you are!
Mary: Wrecka stow.
Christopher Tracy: [laughs at Mary's pronounciation] Do you know what it is?
Mary: Wrecka stow, wrecka stow, it's nothing!
Christopher Tracy: [laughing] It is something. Come on, say it again louder.
Mary: Wrecka stow.
Christopher Tracy: Louder!
Mary: Wrecka stow! I give up. What is it?
Christopher Tracy: If you wanted to buy a Sam Cook a'blum, where would you go?
Mary: [rolls her eyes] The wrecka stow.

The poster art released with the movie was designed by Ron Larson

Ron Larson is an art director, album cover designer and graphic artist. He has won two Grammys for his designs. He has worked closely with John Kosh and also done many various projects for Disney. He was also responsible for helping with the design of the original Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope logo as well as designing the logo for Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. He designed the logo for This Is Spinal Tap and the cover for Prince's Under The Cherry Moon. Besides working in both the movie industry and recording industry he was also involved in the art used on video game covers. Larson also helped design one of the logos used by United Artists. He currently teaches graphic design classes for undergraduate students at California State University, Fullerton.

Although I'd go CRAZY for an UTCM color edition release of the film, something about the movie being in black & white captured a beautiful essence of a some what goofy film. This was a lovely Era, and the videography of videos such as Mountains takes in the beauty of the music.

ItsGonnaBLonely said:

Although I'd go CRAZY for an UTCM color edition release of the film, something about the movie being in black & white captured a beautiful essence of a some what goofy film. This was a lovely Era, and the videography of videos such as Mountains takes in the beauty of the music.

It does, they should release it color, since it was shot in color. Then we can enjoy the difference

I would like to see the Kiss video in Black & White

OldFriends4Sale said:

It does, they should release it color, since it was shot in color. Then we can enjoy the difference

I would like to see the Kiss video in Black & White

Thank U!!! I told my sister the film was shot in color, but was transfered to black & white due to Prince's request. & She would say it was shot in black & white due to Princes request.

& yes Kiss in black & white would be quite nice, Ive always wanted there to be a music video for Sometimes It Snows In April and UTCM & not to mention New Position being released as a single

& Baby Go Go would have been a perfect match 4 the UTCM movie cinematography, in a number of scenes. Dont know if it was recorded 4 Parade r ATWIAD, still a perfect fit.

ItsGonnaBLonely said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

It does, they should release it color, since it was shot in color. Then we can enjoy the difference

I would like to see the Kiss video in Black & White

Thank U!!! I told my sister the film was shot in color, but was transfered to black & white due to Prince's request. & She would say it was shot in black & white due to Princes request.

& yes Kiss in black & white would be quite nice, Ive always wanted there to be a music video for Sometimes It Snows In April and UTCM & not to mention New Position being released as a single

& Baby Go Go would have been a perfect match 4 the UTCM movie cinematography, in a number of scenes. Dont know if it was recorded 4 Parade r ATWIAD, still a perfect fit.

I was watching UTCM last night, it's actually a good film. Music band scenes would have made the film 7 times better. At Mary Sharon's birthday party at night, Mia Bocca & the New Position(i believe) were played, he easily could have had Jill Jones & the Revolution set up as the party band for those 2 songs

I would have love 2 C a video 4 Sometimes It Snows In April & Christopher Tracey's Parade and vivid colorful video something like Raspberry Beret + Girls & Boys

I thought Baby Go Go was from the Dream Factory sessions?

It's A Wonderful Day was in the film and some good pre Madhouse Junk Music

OldFriends4Sale said:

I was watching UTCM last night, it's actually a good film. Music band scenes would have made the film 7 times better. At Mary Sharon's birthday party at night, Mia Bocca & the New Position(i believe) were played, he easily could have had Jill Jones & the Revolution set up as the party band for those 2 songs

I would have love 2 C a video 4 Sometimes It Snows In April & Christopher Tracey's Parade and vivid colorful video something like Raspberry Beret + Girls & Boys

I thought Baby Go Go was from the Dream Factory sessions?

It's A Wonderful Day was in the film and some good pre Madhouse Junk Music

Im defintley gonna have to pop that movie in, & check out Marys birthday party scene again.

That video you described sounds pretty darn awesome. Maybe there shouldve been a musical movie version, so we can get a song for each scene

U would no better than me, where Baby Go Go time frame recording was. I just thought it had a Parade sound, but its feature on some of the Dream Factory boots, on other its not though, so your probably right , then again there boots so who really knows.

OldFriends4Sale said:

I there are some 'fan?' black & white photos taken during the Parade tour that are just awesomely beautiful

by Kim Agersten

This is similar to a picture I've seen here and been looking for, but my google is weak.

In the picture I'm looking for, Prince has jumped off speakers that can be seen behind him. It shows how incredible the move is.

Nothinbutjoy said:

This is similar to a picture I've seen here and been looking for, but my google is weak.

In the picture I'm looking for, Prince has jumped off speakers that can be seen behind him. It shows how incredible the move is.

These are the pictures I could find. No one with speakers in the back though. You made me curious! I wanna find that pic!

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Nothinbutjoy said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I there are some 'fan?' black & white photos taken during the Parade tour that are just awesomely beautiful

by Kim Agersten

This is similar to a picture I've seen here and been looking for, but my google is weak.

In the picture I'm looking for, Prince has jumped off speakers that can be seen behind him. It shows how incredible the move is.

Prince with Creative Consultant & Director Mary Lambert

Originally, the film was to be directed by Mary Lambert, a premier music-video director who has overseen Madonna's "Borderline" and "Material Girl," Sheila E.'s "The Glamorous Life," and the Go-Go's "Yes Or No." But in mid-September, about a month or so into the movie's two-month shooting schedule, Lambert abruptly walked off the set and handed the directing reins to His Royal Badness.

Lambert issued a statement which read, in part, "I'm leaving under totally amicable circumstances. It's just become quite apparent that Prince has such a strong vision of what this movie should be, a vision that extends to so many areas of the film, that it makes no sense for me to stand between him and the film anymore. So I'm going off to work on my own feature and letting him finish his."

I am nothing without your touch my love

I am nothing without your kiss

2 spend each night

in your arms, my flower

Is this man's idea of bliss

2 not hear your voice each day

Is 2 die 7 times by God's wrath

If I was anything other than human

I'd be the water in your bath

Till then, my love, ciao

seeing the parade vinyl opened up in full .. i have to say .. makes marilyn mansons boob implant album cover seem tame .. that is one freaky image

ps .. the colorized "mountains" video is one of my favorites .. is it shameful to request a still of beautiful wendys side boob .. so so fine