David Hockney's secret knowledge / David Hockney ; a BBC Production ; produced and directed by Randall Wright.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoPrincteon, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, ©2002.
Description1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorHockney, David (Artist)
Other author/creatorWright, Randall, film producer.
Other author/creatorFilms for the Humanities (Firm)
Other author/creatorBritish Broadcasting Corporation.
Other author/creatorBBC 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 noteTitle from disc surface.
General note"BBC Worldwide"--Container.
General noteOriginally produced in 2001.
General note"FFH 30692"--Disc label.
CreditsPhotography, John Hooper; camera, John Middelkoof, Mark Treays, Stefano Di Murano; graphics, Pete Wane, Duncan.
Performer Narrator: David Hockney.
Technical detailsDVD.