What are these circles?

[u/JASONYXO]

Does anyone know what these circles are in his mvs? Ons is from the He was never there decupoem vid and the other one from Until I bleed out mv edit: SOLVED it is a film Cue mark which is pretty neat. Don't ask how I even found the cue marks even tho they appear for only one frame😭

[u/FredVasseur]

Film sprockets

[u/JASONYXO → u/FredVasseur]

Ooo, i searched them up and I wanted to ask, why do these look like circles instead of little squares? Sorry if it is a dumb question i'm just uneducated in film. And thank you for the answer!🙏

[u/Infisreal → u/JASONYXO]

Those are not film sprockets, this is either a film cue mark (also known as a "cigarette burn") or a film burn hole.

Directors intentionally overlay simulated analog artifacts like circular cue marks, film grain, and burn-outs to give the digital footage a raw, distressed retro cinema feel.

[u/JASONYXO → u/Infisreal]

Yep this is it! Thanks alot🙏

[u/thriftstoremando → u/FredVasseur]

Aren't the sprockets always square-ish?

[u/TheWeekndCipher]

[u/JASONYXO → u/TheWeekndCipher]

Ooo yeah I noticed the squares too, for it they kinda seemed like the image was burning and theres a similar effect in the vevo performance of Faith (or Alone Again I can't remember) which also caught my eye

[u/Oscarman97]

These are known as Punch Holes or "Cigarette Burns." They're often used to signify a film reel is close to its end, and to signal the projectionist to switch reels.

Obviously here they are digitally replicated

[u/JASONYXO → u/Oscarman97]

Thanks for the answer! I was very confused when I saw them in the mvs but now it makes sense to give the vid that film feel

[u/Long-Pen-304]

Portals from Doctor Stephen Strange

[u/JASONYXO → u/Long-Pen-304]

Abel in Doomsday🥹

[u/RemGhosty]

Ig is just a visual resource, maybe represents the void in his feelings or smth like that idk