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Tony Hill

Tony Hill

Born in London in 1946, Tony Hill studied Architecture and Sculpture and makes experimental short films. He has been working as an independent film-maker since 1973, usually taking on all aspects of production and developing and building his own equipment. He also works with installations, photography, sculpture and sound.

He has presented his work at many Art Galleries and in Film Festivals worldwide. His films have been broadcast on television in many countries and have won several awards.

His commercial work includes directing music videos and TV commercials.

He taught film and video from 1982 until 2002 at the University of Derby becoming Professor of Film, taught filmmaking at Plymouth College of Art from 2004 until 2011 and is currently an Associate Lecturer at the University of Plymouth.

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Movies Made By Tony Hill (16)

Twirl (2021)

A woman walks and starts to turn. She continues to turn in different places as we follow, impossibly locked on to her body. Finally floating above her as she turns and walks away. ...

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Bounce (2017)

The chance to 'free fall' up and down from a bounce is surely one of the main attractions of using a trampoline. This film celebrates that feeling, of both using and defying the force of gravity. ...

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Sea (2013)

A meditation on the constancy of the rhythms and ever-changing movement of the sea as waves break on the shore at different locations in Cornwall. A hypnotic new perspective on a timeless manifestation of the forces of nature. ...

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Bike (2013)

'Bike' explores some different ways of looking at riding a bicycle. A form of visual relativity is created by fixing the camera inside the wheel, to the pedal and floating above the head of the rider. With these new perspectives this simple activity is tra ...

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North Cross (2008)

This film is inspired by the calm oasis at the centre of North Cross roundabout in Plymouth and the contrast between the activity of walking and the relative high speed chaos of traffic. It highlights the curious physical movements that are walking and cel ...

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Laban Manoeuvres (2006)

Shot during a workshop at the Laban Dance Centre in London, the film explores some of the visual opportunities offered by the architecture and participants without dwelling on formal dance movement. The 'Framework' section uses a 4×3 space frame to create ...

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Greenwell Barn (2004)

A tour of an old barn narrated by the farmer, Arnold Cole, who has known it for over 50 years. Redundant barn spaces and features serve to prompt the story of changes in farming practice. From milking by hand through the coming of electricity to developmen ...

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Geometry & Gravity (2001)

An experiment with orientation movement and shape combined with musical improvisation. A continuous rolling, tumbling motion determined by a geometric shape creates a visual rhythm and images that roll, dip and soar with the improvised soundtrack. ...

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Laws of Nature (1997)

An experimental film that looks afresh at landscape by using the medium to explore its time and space in ways other than 'eye view'. A rich, sensual, densely textured film poem that sets out to challenge perceptual habits without being drawn into the seduc ...

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Holding the Viewer (1993)

A cinematic roller-coaster ride at the hands of a performer who is literally holding the viewer on the end of a pole. Swoop above his head on a rooftop then fall to his feet. Watch him strain to lift you up and swing you round. Balance precariously above h ...

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A Short History of the Wheel (1992)

An exercise in visual relativity in the form of a journey through space and time with the wheel. Starting with a primitive hand-drawn cart and moving through horsepower and machine age tractor and car to the ultimate wheeled transport, the bicycle. ...

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Expanded Movie (1990)

An experimental anamorphic film with optically squashed and squeezed images which raises some questions about the perception of shapes. From the longest cow to the shortest car, the film contains bizarre and sometimes hilarious images. It weaves a path bet ...

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Water Work (1987)

A sculptural film which explores the space on and just below the surface of a swimming pool. It plays with orientation, weightlessness and particularly the surface itself, that peculiar boundary between worlds that is both window and mirror, visible and in ...

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Downside Up (1985)

A film which, by the use of a simple camera movement, explores and reviews some relationships to the ground. The viewpoint continuously orbits places, objects, people and events. The observations gradually speed up to reveal a double sided ground flipping ...

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To See (1982)

Film eyes open, blink and see, looking about with all-round vision. Shapes, lines and spaces are not constant but ebb and flow with the camera movement. This spherical view of things redefines geometry creating an almost four dimensional appearance which u ...

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2nd Floor Film (1972)

"Originally designed to be projected back up onto a screen on the glass floor on which it was made, this film uses people to explore the space beneath the floor. It was more recently screened as a ceiling film. Made while I was a Student at St Martin's Sch ...

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