The Alchemists of Sound (Part 1)

2003 documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Manga University brings you a face-to-face tutorial from Atsuhisa Okura, author of “Moe USA” and illustrator of “50 Things We Love About Japan.” In this workshop, Okura-sensei will demonstrate how to draw a basic background using single point perspective. You’ll also learn how to draw people and props in proportion to your backdrop. Want to have your own drawings looked at and even re-drawn by a professional manga artist? It’s easier than you think! Check out: www.mangauniversity.com/howtodraw/homestudy.html
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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50 Responses to The Alchemists of Sound (Part 1)

  1. DanLowMusic says:

    I think Delia Derbyshire was making Minimal Techno before it was Minimal? Techno. Listen to some of the loops she plays and syncs up using those several tape players and imagine a four on the floor fat subby kick drum and some nice shuffling hi hats.

  2. Mekonta says:

    I’m? told the subliminal guy in the background is Victor Lewis Smith

  3. s2ms2r2 says:

    So… what’s the final answer for this omnipresent being in the background? Who is he? Is? he security?

  4. 23Henrich says:

    the Brits have an awesome (albeit kinky) sense of humor…hence the Chesire cat in the blue shirt.?

  5. plus77mann says:

    a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-alchemist?

  6. annaannamusic says:

    WTF IS THAT GUY DOING WITH THE BLUE SHIRT!!!?

  7. kingofkeyboards says:

    BBC Radiophonic Workshop in a nutshell: They used tape and? they hit things.

  8. Lalli1987 says:

    What is the music at 3:15??

  9. RODILLASEXPLOSIVAS says:

    4 people are stupid.?

  10. 1point5music says:

    Oliver? Postgate ftw

  11. JacobJTColey says:

    I? have to keep checking that the man isn’t standing behind me

  12. dirtynuke says:

    Who the FUCK are those guys in the background?! And WHY are they? so creepy?!

  13. rhysreddy says:

    The? guy in the Background represents Auntie Beeb, the watchful, prudish eyes of the BBC. Also note that time on the clock is 19:58.

  14. IZvsShivOfficial says:

    That guy? in the background looks like a perv

  15. micol018 says:

    @cpi23? I wonder if he was paid for doing that ?

  16. Northerncalwolf says:

    hey? look, its *wheres waldo*!

  17. r00t3d0ut says:

    That’s Adrian from? Portishead!

  18. j1mf1eld says:

    I see a ghost D:?

  19. jaybee66 says:

    @cpi23 – It’s Bill Bailey, upset they closed the workshop down afore he could play with the? equipment for himself.

  20. shmooglefloogle says:

    I had to watch this in a class and I honestly thought it? was some sort of bizarre brainwashing video that would turn everyone into assassins.

  21. mikelambertlapd says:

    I WANT TO BUY? THIS DVD.. IT DOESNT EXIST

  22. clumpft says:

    Room 13, ooooo, love the mystique…?

  23. JohnnyTheWolfLupino says:

    I love? these documentaries about the Radiophonic.

  24. MorbidVideoProd says:

    @cpi23 I think he is behind? my tv now…

  25. azharoslan says:

    @cpi23? LOLOLOL!!!!11111

  26. SociallyAwkwardBunny says:

    This really, really helped me!? Thank you. ;_;

  27. snpsayaro says:

    @madfisher139? probably the one’s who doesn’t appreciate or has the lack of patience when it comes to drawing :)

  28. rebeccafox112 says:

    cool thnx 4 the? vid, without all these vids and sutff i wouldn’t of been able to help my friend with her manga comic, now i need to find one to help with my spelling x.x

  29. TheDrakaan says:

    “And that’s how you draw a background”… *stares blankly for a few seconds*.. *blinks*…what.. I? don’t draw but I love anime so I want to learn.. guess theres nothing for it but to try.. This looks pretty daunting though lol

  30. ElephantseatShorts says:

    My school’s art program SUCKS.my teacher literally gives us notebooks and just tells us to draw really goood stuff for the exam. i want to go to a college that deals with Manga and Animation. with this, i’m not going to make it.
    I just learned how to draw in 6 minutes.
    THANK YOU? SO MUCH, MangaUniveristy!
    i just found a savior to my drawing problems :)

  31. MasterArtist900 says:

    @raitei2000 In Japan there’s many schools where they mainly theach manga and anime drwaing/making. Maybe there’s some in the USA? or other countrys too. But in Japan there’s many school about manga/anime.

  32. smartieZ1442 says:

    This is really great. One day or another, I’m? gonna try drawing a manga and I’m gonna make it awsome !

  33. sassygirl9385 says:

    I bet 10 people dont have a pencil? in? there house!

  34. greenday2themax says:

    @yuhuachenli I think the college is only for people who are absoloutley serious about becoming manga artists. It’s very strict so if you are absoloutley serious about becoming a manga artist and making your own manga, you could go.
    It’s not a learning college but you get? tips on your work. (real famous manga artists are the teachers there)

  35. yuhuachenli says:

    @greenday2themax REALLY? I wanna go? there! :D

  36. dmxdee says:

    what kind of pencils do i have to buy to? be able to draw nicely??

  37. greenday2themax says:

    @yuhuachenli Well, there? is a manga school in Kyoto, Japan.

  38. mangauniversity says:

    We are real! You can visit our website at mangauniversity com?

  39. yuhuachenli says:

    I want? manga university to be real!!!

  40. sergi9393 says:

    @VikingRage7 yahhhh? thats hard

  41. VikingRage7 says:

    @sergi9393 true. I dont draw anime or manga but my best friend has been for seven seven years maybe more, he still improves and practices every? day.

  42. trevorguy63 says:

    @raitei2000 wait? doesn’t a manga university really exist? do an internet search

  43. panzerivtank says:

    manga? is awsome

  44. sergi9393 says:

    @raitei2000 yap real life sucks? .

  45. sergi9393 says:

    @Nastia179 thats minimal?

  46. Nastia179 says:

    Damn, I need to spend? a month or more to learn how to draw this.

  47. nik0lhc says:

    @raitei2000? Well it is possible.If a major arts university opened a manga division

  48. TheElectrifyingBlue says:

    thank you, i actually understood? this one! i am sadly incapable of learning things through reading and all that perspective. its better if i can just see someone else do it and learn from that

  49. THAxBLiNt says:

    @raitei2000 (worldwideweb)(dot)kyoto(dash)seika(dot)ac(dot)jp(forward slash)eng(forward slash) look under facilities and then choose the Taiho-kan one! You need to know Japanese? ofcourse though… :)

  50. THAxBLiNt says:

    (worldwideweb)(dot)kyoto(dash)seika(dot)ac(dot)jp(forward slash)eng(forward? slash)