Tony Dowmunt
Tony Dowmunt
Tony is an Emeritus Professor at Goldsmiths, University of London. He worked in community-based video from 1975 to 1989 - first at WACAT, then Albany Video.
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00:00 Home 02.32 A distanced father, but a secure existence 03:36 Alienated from my social background 05:08 My life at boarding schools - Film and identity 06:47 At public school – 1964-68 07:59 Studying English Literature in Oxford- Hanging out with American draft dodgers 08:58 Pursuing my interest in film 09:52 1972: A two year course at a film school in Guilford 11:11 George Stoney and the mirror machine- A crash course in community video 13:24 What I learned from community video in North America 14:24 Back in the UK: Finishing my film course and buying my first video portapak. Meeting Su Braden 16:15 Aylesbury Estate, South East London - Bedrock of a social and community revolution? 17:49 Video with young people 20:28 The Association of Video Workers - John Hoppy Hopkins 21:18 Writing up my video experience with young people - From process to product - I join Albany Video 24:12 Becoming a franchised workshop - Channel 4 - The Vision of Alan Fountain - Funding from the GLC (Greater London Council) 26:13 How we cooperated with Channel 4 - Beyond our Ken 28:11 Other locally based productions for Channel 4 - We lose our franchise - Being White - Albany Video Distribution 30:52 The Miners' strike 1984-85 - A highlight of nationwide video campaigning 32:12 International exchange - Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) 33:53 Setting up our own company – APT -Remote Control, Channels of Resistance, Tactical TV 37:20 Teaching the MA course in Documentary at Goldsmiths, University of London.