Scratch is a documentary on the evolution of turntablism made in 2001 by Doug Pray. It features interviews with and footage of many scratch artists, including DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Mixmaster Mike, Grand Wizard Theodore and Q-bert.
It's available as a 2-disc DVD set - the second disc features several bonus items such as a multiangle scratch lesson from Q-bert and an example of scratch notation.
Scratch is well worth seeing for many reasons, but of chief interest is the astounding footage of DJ battles and championships, the attention given to the pioneers of the artform, and the analysis of its identity within hip-hop.
Official site:
- http://www.scratchmovie.com