University News Last updated 19 November 2013
BAFTA award-winning film director Ian Emes, will reveal how some of the biggest names in rock and pop – including Pink Floyd – became his muse, at a public lecture at Birmingham City University on Wednesday 11 December.
Ian is recognised as a key figure in the cultural and musical revolution that shaped the 1970s and beyond. In his talk he will revisit this heady period, which was when he first heard a friend play a Pink Floyd record that then inspired him to create a short film – a project that would transform his life.
‘Shooting the Moon’ is the title of Ian’s talk. He will be speaking at CityTalks, a FREE series of public forums hosted by Birmingham City University.
The talk will be held on Wednesday 11 December, 6.30pm to 8.30pm, at the University's Parkside Building, part of Birmingham City University’s City Centre Campus. To register for this free talk visit bcucitytalks.eventbrite.co.uk.
Following the lecture there will be an opportunity to view Ian Emes’ ‘Time’ exhibition.
Ian was the first student to study animation at the School of Art, now part of Birmingham City University and within a year of graduating became part of the band's entourage and directed their first animated concert film for The Dark Side of the Moon album (1974), which included the legendary Time sequence.
"It was the 1970s. A revolutionary period when anything seemed possible if you had a passion for what you did," said Emes, who went on to work with Paul and Linda McCartney, Mike Oldfield and Duran Duran.
"I hope this lecture and my exhibition will inspire another generation of artists to remain loyal to their passions - and to free themselves from the information overload we have in the modern world.
Ian added: “My lecture will be a reflection on the making of the animated film for ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’, the experiments and discoveries that sprang from the process and how they are applied to new projects.”
Ian is bringing an exhibition of his biggest and best-known work back to where his career began - Birmingham City University from Saturday 16 November to Friday 17 January.
He was the first student to study animation with Birmingham City University. His award-winning experimental film French Windows (1972) was shown on the legendary TV rock programme The Old Grey Whistle Test which brought him to the attention of Pink Floyd. Impressed, the band then commissioned him to animate their masterwork.