• Vikings go Pumping

    Made by Bolex Bros. ( Dave Borthwick, Dave Alex Riddett, Nick Upton, Pete Brandt ) 1980 s

    Music Film made for Pete Brandts’ ‘Loggerheads’

    Photography; Dave Alex

    The original concept was to create the visuals simultaneously to the creation of the music.

  • Lost at Sea

    Made by Bolex Bros ( Dave Alex Riddett, Nick Upton )

    Another in the series of Music Films featuring ‘Startled Insects’ made for Island Records.

    “This was also an early experiment in Animating the Lighting and seeing how many times I could could multi expose Film in the Bolex Camera ( some shots were passed through the camera up to six times using a variety of mattes)”.

    Photography; Dave Alex

  • Creatures

    Made by Bolex Bros ( Dave Borthwick, Dave Alex Riddett, Nick Upton, Tim Norfolk )

    Music by ‘Startled Insects’.

    Photography; Dave Alex

    This was originally made for the ‘Startled Insects’ live show ( to be back projected ) and was later updated to become one of a series of early Music Films featuring the Music of ‘Startled Insects’ for Island Records.

  • False Teeth from Beyond the Stars

    Directed and Photographed by Dave Alex Riddett.
    For TV series ‘Round the Bend ( Series Director; John Henderson )
    Animation; Fred Reed and Dave Alex
    Written by Patrick Gallagher, Tony Husband and Mark Rodgers.

    Model Making; Mike Wright and Greg Bolton.

    The first of the Low Budget B Movie serials. 1989.

  • Attack of the Atomic Banana

    Directed and Photographed by Dave Alex Riddett.
    For TV series ‘Round the Bend’. Series Directed by John Henderson.
    Animation; Fred Reed and Dave Alex.
    New Depths in low budget B Movie Film making. 1990
    This was the second of the three, six part , B movie serials shot in my basement studio .
    Written by Patrick Gallagher, Tony Husband ,Mark Rodgers.

  • Juice

    Made by Bolex Bros  ( Dave Borthwick, Dave Alex Riddett, Nick Upton, Mike Wright, Andy Mack ).

    Directed by Dave Alex Riddett and Dave Borthwick

    Photography; Dave Alex

    Title sequence for 1980s TV series. BBC Wales.

  • Grass Grow

    Made by Bolex Bros. ( Dave Borthwick, Dave Alex Riddett ).

    Part of a series of Music videos that Dave Borthwick was Directing for the BBC and the first film that Dave and I shot in my Basement Studio.

    A golden opportunity to try out the “incamera” tricks.

    Photography; Dave Alex

  • Igors Horn

    Made by Bolex Bros ( Dave Borthwick, Dave Alex Riddett, Nick Upton, Mike Gifford ).

    Part of the series of Music Films featuring ‘Startled Insects’ made for Island Records.

    Photography; Dave Alex

  • False Teeth Vs Atom Banana

    The third of the Low Budget B Movie serials

    and the last to be filmed in the basement studio.

    ROUND THE BEND  Director John Henderson called my studio  ‘WE CAN USE THIS SET FOR SOMETHING ELSE PLC ‘ which just about sums it up !.

    Somes scenes were filmed in Mike Wrights ELM ROAD studio.