An Authentic 1980s Look for "Casey Makes a Mixtape"

Director Blake Calhoun wanted his film "Casey Makes a Mixtape" to not only be set in the 1980s, but he wanted it to look and feel like it was actually from the 1980s. As if it was a movie made in 1981.

He did three main things to pull this off:

1. Period art direction & props ('80s furniture, cars, jambox and more)

2. 1980s wardrobe & hairstyles (thrift store finds, replica vintage clothes and "Farah Fawcett" Google searches)

3. Color grading and a "film look" (using FilmConvert film stock emulation and film grain)

And we'll take deeper dives into each of these topics in future posts.

(UPDATE: Read this post to see how the filmmakers used color grading and a film look)

The movie is NOW STREAMING on Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, YouTube Movies and Google Play.

And direct links for each VOD platform are below:

• Apple TV (4K)

• Amazon

• YouTube Movies

• Google Play

• Fandango at Home (4K)

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