Filmmaking – Page 2 – Tony Pritchett eBook

An extract from 'Computer Animation In Educational Television'. Tony Pritchett 1974

036 > Thank You Metal

Filmmaking / Thank you

Thank you Metal!I'm one of 12 lucky artists to be awarded some funding and a place on the. 'Metal New Artist Network' residency program. It's amazing to be given the chance,…

Tony Pritchett painted white and pretending to be a computer in LOGIC AND THE COMPUTER (1967), an episode of the BBC children's maths series MATHEMATICS IN ACTION (1965/67). This is one of the cardboard 'Wurmsers' in the archive. (illustrations mounted or drawn/painted on cardboard, filmed live on set and named after their inventor, Alfred Wurmser. High tech ones feature butterfly clips).

035 > A5

Filmmaking

There's a lot of creative, technical and budget-related problems to solve in regards to this multimedia eBook project of mine, but the heartening thing is, is that solutions always occur…

034 > It Works!

Filmmaking

Lightmetering. Fired-up by Tony's process, I've successfully built a working 16mm microfilm recorder. The imagery I am getting is pin sharp. Time to start making films.Huge thanks to Karina Townsend…

Image from Software Generation's 1982 showreel, (VHS). Advertisement for Credit Foncier De France (c. 1982). Animator/designer unknown. Possibly TP's animation.

033 > Software Generation

Domestic Archeology / Filmmaking / Thank you

I've been speaking with (founder) Sebastien Martienssen and Alan Joy of 'Software Generation'.The company (now dissolved) consisted of friends Alan, Sebastien, Tony, Val Roberts, Tim Bierman and Colin Emmett. It…