Take On Me by A-ha

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"Take On Me" by A-ha is a groundbreaking music video that revolutionized the use of rotoscoping in the 1980s. Directed by Steve Barron and animated by Michael Patterson and Candace Reckinger, the video took six months to complete and involved rotoscoping around 3,000 frames over 16 weeks. The innovative animation style, combining live-action and pencil-sketch animation, captivated audiences worldwide and became a defining feature of the era. The video's narrative follows a comic book theme, where the protagonist, played by Morten Harket, invites a young woman into his world. The blend of fantasy and reality, along with the catchy synth-pop soundtrack, made "Take On Me" a global phenomenon. It reached over a billion views on YouTube and won numerous awards, including several MTV Video Music Awards. The song itself is a synth-pop classic, featuring rushing keyboards and a soaring vocal performance by Harket.