David Hockney's secret knowledge / David Hockney ; a BBC Production ; produced and directed by Randall Wright.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | Princteon, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, ©2002. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Hockney, David (Artist) |
| Other author/creator | Wright, Randall, film producer. |
| Other author/creator | Films for the Humanities (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | British Broadcasting Corporation. |
| Other author/creator | BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. |
| Abstract | Investigation of how early painters used simple cameras to capture realistic images--400 years before the invention of the photograph. Examines works by Jan Van Eyck, Vermeer, Holbein, Caravaggio and Velázquez. Demonstrates methods using camera lucida, camera obscura and convex mirrors. |
| General note | Title from disc surface. |
| General note | "BBC Worldwide"--Container. |
| General note | Originally produced in 2001. |
| General note | "FFH 30692"--Disc label. |
| Credits | Photography, John Hooper; camera, John Middelkoof, Mark Treays, Stefano Di Murano; graphics, Pete Wane, Duncan. |
| Performer | Narrator: David Hockney. |
| Technical details | DVD. |