Iconic Music Videos That Defined The Past Few Decades

“Take On Me” by A-ha (1984)

“Take On Me” made history thanks to the introduction of rotoscoping, an incredible animation style where animators trace over motion picture footage, frame by frame, to mimic realistic action with a hand-drawn aesthetic. The device requires a lot of work, but clearly, it paid off for the Norwegian synthpop group, who won six Moonmen at the 1986 VMAs.

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