1970 - 73
Studio Bankside (aka Bankside)
Originally 2 films - one colour and one black and white
"A leading figure in avant-guard
film-making, Derek Jarman was known for producing numerous pop promo's
and feature films, as well as being a prolific author, artist, gardener,
and gay rights activist. Studio Bankside is one of Jarman's earliest
films and captures the bohemian lifestyle eked out in his onetime studio
and home. The film includes several scenes shot in and around Bankside,
now home to Tate Modern. Shots across the Thames toward St Paul's recall
a period in London's recent history when much of the riverside property
lay vanant and dilapidated prior to a period of urban regenration associated
with the Thatcher era."
- Gregor Muir
"The domestic footage of Studio Bankside is punctuated by
repeated close ups of a light bulb filament which resembles a fiery hieroglyph"
- Rowland Wymer
Stills
Products
Some of the footage from Studio Bankside is included in Glitterbug - a
posthumously assembled montage film of Derek's Super 8 Work.
Dangerous To Know VHS, UK, 1994
Deleted
Items still Available to buy at amazon here