The Computer-Generated Films of the Whitney Brothers
Yantra (1957, 10min), Permutations (1968, 10min), Binary Bit Patterns (1969, 3min), Experiments in Motion Graphics (1970, 19min), Matrix 1,2 & 3 (1973, 6+6+10min), Catalog (1975, 7min).
A selection of films by John and James Whitney, pioneers in the field of computer animation. Tonight's screening will be accompanied by examples of other computer films of the era, including work from commercial labs such as IBM, where John Whitney was an artist-in-residence in the late 60s.
With an extended introduction by Dr Andrew Utterson, Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University, and author of 'From IBM to MGM: Cinema at the Dawn of the Digital Age'.
Thu 13 Jan, 6.10pm
BFI Southbank, NFT3
Tickets £9.50, Concs £6.75 (BFI Members pay £1.50 less)
Box office: 020 7928 3232
Tube: Waterloo
This screening is part of Essential Experiments, the BFI's monthly strand dedicated to the history of experimental cinema.
Curated in partnership with Kingston University.
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