What The Eye Sees : Practical Electronica - The Sound World Of F.c. Judd
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Thu 22 March 2012 // 20:00
(Thu 22nd March / 8pm / £5/4)
A contemporary of pioneering radiophonic composers and inventors such as Delia Derbyshire, Daphne Oram and Ron Geesin, in the 1950s and 60s, FC (Fred) Judd was one the unsung heroes of British electronic music. The author of 11 books and a regular contributor to a host of technical hobbyist magazines, in the early 60s Fred created the soundtrack for the sci-fi puppet series Space Patrol, the first programme on British TV to feature a full electronic score.
Practical Electronica, is a new hour long documentary by the Brighton based film maker, composer and instrument inventor Ian Helliwell which examines early British electronic music through the work of Judd. The film tells Judd’s story using 8mm cine, archive footage, animation, experimental video, sound
visualisation and electronics. An intuitive montage rather than a traditional narrative based documentary, the film remains rooted in the amateur tape recording world that Judd inhabited during the 50s and 60s.
Ian has also worked closely with record label Public Information to compile a recently released album of Fred's electronic music.
Ian will be present to introduce his film, discuss his own work, and in addition screen some of his shorts, taking a cue from the DIY experimental tradition that Judd personified.
http://www.fcjudd.co.uk/
http://www.ianhelliwell.co.uk/
http://www.youtube.com/user/ianhelliwell/videos
A contemporary of pioneering radiophonic composers and inventors such as Delia Derbyshire, Daphne Oram and Ron Geesin, in the 1950s and 60s, FC (Fred) Judd was one the unsung heroes of British electronic music. The author of 11 books and a regular contributor to a host of technical hobbyist magazines, in the early 60s Fred created the soundtrack for the sci-fi puppet series Space Patrol, the first programme on British TV to feature a full electronic score.
Practical Electronica, is a new hour long documentary by the Brighton based film maker, composer and instrument inventor Ian Helliwell which examines early British electronic music through the work of Judd. The film tells Judd’s story using 8mm cine, archive footage, animation, experimental video, sound
visualisation and electronics. An intuitive montage rather than a traditional narrative based documentary, the film remains rooted in the amateur tape recording world that Judd inhabited during the 50s and 60s.
Ian has also worked closely with record label Public Information to compile a recently released album of Fred's electronic music.
Ian will be present to introduce his film, discuss his own work, and in addition screen some of his shorts, taking a cue from the DIY experimental tradition that Judd personified.
http://www.fcjudd.co.uk/
http://www.ianhelliwell.co.uk/
http://www.youtube.com/user/ianhelliwell/videos