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TUNE IN | 2006

A portrait of the fascinating world of amateur radio operators, better known as HAMS. Dealing with the politics of space and social communication, Tune In blends documentary and abstract audio to reflect on the use of DIY radio equipment in an ever-changing modern world. 'The Space-age hobby where the world is your friend.'

"An unusual delight...beautifully composed study of a dying breed of enthusiasts and hobbyists...The more I think about this film the more I love it and it well deserved to be fifteen minutes long which few films do."
– Ben Blaine Shooting People Film Programmer 2006


"An astute and affectionate portrait on the unseen community of HAM radio enthusiasts." – London Film Festival 2006

– Listing  IMDb

Commissioned by Film London Artists' Moving Image Award (LAFVA). Funded by Arts Council England with the support of Film London


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[Tune In by Esther Johnson]

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Information at The British Films Catalogue website

WATCH AN EXTRACT OF TUNE IN HERE

CREDITS & TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Film Credits
–
Director & Producer  Esther Johnson
– Director of Photography  Nicolas Schröder
– Editing  Esther Johnson & Winnie O'Neil
– Music  Radovan Scasascia
– Sound recording/Mixing  Esther Johnson & Chu-Li Shewring
–
Film London Executive Producer  Maggie Elllis
– Film London LAFVA Producer  Pinky Ghundale

Technical
– Year  2006
– Duration  00:14:16
– Language  English
– Country of Production  UK
– Production Format  16mm Kodak Colour Film
– Viewing Copy  DVD Pal
– Screening/Exhibition Format  16mm/BetaSP/DigiBeta Pal
– Versions  1 screen and audio
– Aspect Ratio  1:1.33
– Picture  Colour
– Sound  16mm optical Mono, BetaSP/DigiBeta Pal Stereo
– Cast  Peter Graylen & Steven Overall;
enthusiasts from the amateur radio community

– Distribution vTape! Toronto, Canada & Blanche Pictures

EXHIBITION, SCREENINGS & AWARDS

– Soundart Radio 102.5fm First Spark Radio Festival The Gallery, Dartington College of Arts, Devon, UK 31/01-07/02/09
–
Purescreen #20: Let the user speak next Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, UK 30/04/08
–
Yuri's Night Bay Area 08 NASA Ames Research Center California, USA 12/04/08
– UK Space Conference Charterhouse, Surrey, UK 27/03/08

–
Glasgow Film Festival
CCA, Scotland 14-24/02/08
– FinalCut
Komedia, Brighton, UK 08/10/07

–
Saltaire Arts Festival
Arts Trail: popup, Saltaire, Yorkshire, UK 8-9 & 15-16/09/07
–
6th Silhouette Short
Film Festival
Paris 09/07
–
Film Showcase
42 New Briggate Gallery, Leeds, UK
26-29/ 08/07
–
Edinburgh
Fringe Festival
Scotland 08/07
–
Portobello Film Festival
London 08/07

– DCA
Dundee, Scotland 07/07
–
European Short Film Biennale Stuttgart, Germany 07/07
– ARTRADIO Cornerhouse, Manchester 06–08/07
–
54th Sydney Film Festival Australia 06/07
–
EXPO Festival
Plymouth, UK 06/07
–
Stills Gallery
Edinburgh 05/07
–
Magic Lantern
The Centre for Contemporary Arts: CCA, Glasgow, Scotland 05/07
– Cannes Film Festival
UK Film Centre 05/07
– Sound Forest/Skanu Mezs
Andrejsala, Latvia 05/07
– East End Film Festival London 04/07
–
International womens
Film Festival Dortmund | Köln, Germany 04/07
– Loesje Short Film Festival Berlin, Germany 04/07
– I Seek You S1 Art Salon, Sheffield, UK 02/07
–
Fools Tricks MadCat Film Festival US Tour 2007
–
Pushing The Form MadCat Film Festival US Tour 2007

– 20th Leeds International Film
Festival Finalist Yorkshire Film Award 11/06
–
Numero Festival Lisbon, Portugal 11/06
– BFI 50th London Film Festival UK 10/06
– Archeopology Bureau Gallery, Salford, UK 10-12/06
– Feedback Radio Media Space 06, Wand 5, Stuttgart, Germany 10/06
– MadCat Film Festival San Francisco, USA 09/06
– VideoClub Brighton 07/06
– 26th Cambridge Film Festival UK 07/06

© Esther Johnson / Blanche Pictures 2009