Diamond Dogs Demo Video

  • Run time: 5 min
  • Premiere: 1974. January 1.

During his stay at New York’s Pierre Hotel, David Bowie and cameraman John Dove made a short concept video for a proposed Diamond Dogs film. The video was shot in black and white with a single RCA video camera. It included a title screen, opening credits, and shot of Bowie standing among cardboard-cutout denizens of Hunger City. Although the idea of a larger (presumably) film production was dropped, this demo video offers a tantalizing glimpse of what Bowie had begun to plan.

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David Bowie

Self / Harpie

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John Dove

Camera Operator

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John Dove

Camera Operator