David Hockney: Secret Knowledge

Synopsis
David Hockney demonstrates his theory that cameras were instrumental artists’ tools 400 years before the birth of photography and that painters traced projected images to produce a realistic ‘photographic’ image.
Series
Omnibus
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2001
Subjects
Art
Keywords
cameras; history of art; painting techniques; perspective

Credits

Director
Randall Wright
Producer
Andrea Miller
Contributor
David Hockney; Kirsty Wark

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
3195.00
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
70 minutes
Year
2014

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact
Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email
BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web
https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address
BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes
The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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