Synch Pulse, a new film night screening experimental archive and contemporary shorts, launches on Sunday at the Lord Nelson pub in Brighton. This inaugural event, part of Cinecity, is themed Cut Outs and Cut Ups, and will focus on experimental animation. cine-city.co.uk/event/synch-pu…

New short experimental film Blackpool Night Lights, is made from silent amateur found footage shot in the early 1960s. A new electronic music soundtrack has been composed using a Hellitron Stylus machine, and several Hellitron tone generators. youtu.be/UQ76yoZeXrc

New experimental film, Picture Invasion, continues a run of shorts derived from naturally decayed standard 8mm home movies. A split-screen montage gathers together the disparate found footage sequences, enhanced by an electronic music soundtrack. youtu.be/rUSrk-mbiYs

Amidst the carnage, destruction and horrific suffering of Palestinians, there is little an individual can do, though questioning the Western mainstream media narrative is a start. A paper cut-out collage is inconsequential, but a creative way to express shock and solidarity.

Synch Pulse, an evening of short experimental films and electronic music on a theme of dance, is happening at The Rose Hill, Brighton, on Wednesday. 24th Jan. Doors open at 7pm and it's free to get in. therosehill.co.uk/events/synch-p…

A three year research project on electronic music composer Ernest Berk, receives a welcome write up in Sound On Sound, including a call out for anyone who worked with Berk, to contact the research team at the University of Huddersfield. soundonsound.com/news/universit…

Ace action shots by Keith de Mendonca contribute to new short film Machine Brain Trust, which captures a performance at the Synch Pulse experimental film night. The dance is by Mike Turner-Lee, with collage backdrop and electronic music by Ian Helliwell. youtu.be/1cW7DiGxmww

Tape loop making with reel to reel quarter inch tape is an activity that always produces some unexpected and enjoyable results, that are especially useful in experimental film. With a tape loop soundtrack a new short video reveals the process. youtu.be/jyLiOd1UO7I

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The fifth Synch Pulse experimental film evening goes psychedelic, with a programme of shorts awash with mind-boggling imagery and sounds, including video feedback, strange adverts, eye-popping colours, and a platoon of British army soldiers on LSD. therosehill.co.uk/events/synch-p…

New short film A MAD Visit, explores the marvellous Mechanical Art & Design museum in Stratford-upon-Avon, giving a glimpse at just a few of the kinetic sculptures and automata on display. The soundtrack features electronics with sounds of the exhibition. youtu.be/7KKVQswj5vc

Beautiful morning out on the saltmarshes with our Geography and Environment students in sunny Pembrokeshire.

After a stack of political party leaflets and junk mail arrived in the post in the run up to the general election, it was an opportune time to combine various images and slogans with a few cut-outs from vintage magazines, and assemble into a new collage.

The venerable Langham Research Centre, on their excellent Resonance FM show, opened with Mechanization, a recent electronic piece made with Hellitron tone generators, and intended for a dance performance planned for a Synch Pulse film night in November. mixcloud.com/Resonance/lang…

Congratulations to MSc Town Planning (Chartered Apprenticeship) graduate Louise Brace, who has won the Royal Town Planning Institute Research Excellence Student Award this year! Read about how Louise's dissertation could inform policymaking for renewable energy ♻👇 blogs.brighton.ac.uk/appliedscience…

Great work Sian Berry - let’s hope MPs back this. It would benefit urban biodiversity as well as human health. 🌺 🌱 💪 Would be fantastic for our city if Brighton & Hove Labour Party were forced to reverse their disastrous decision to reintroduce dangerous pesticides into our public spaces. ☠️

🎉 Massive congratulations to Town Planning graduate Louise Brace for winning the Royal Town Planning Institute Research Excellence Student Award at the 2024 Planning Research Conference 👏 Hear from Louise about this fantastic achievement and the work that led to this recognition! 👇

Archive footage of the Apollo 12 moon mission in November 1969, issued as a super 8 film for domestic use and now with a new electronic music soundtrack made with Hellitron tone generators. youtu.be/Sev26td5PnY

🎉It’s National Careers Week🎉 It was a joy to welcome back Town Planning alumni Molly McLean & Kai Penny from Whaleback & Helen Pennington from Brighton & Hove City Council to share their career advice from alum who have been there and done it 💡 Find out how you can support students 👇

Synch Pulse No. 17 included a profusion of short films showing remarkable robots and cyborgs. From Unimate and Miss Honeywell, to Arok and Tinker, extraordinary inventiveness was on display, including a terrific range of electronic music soundtracks. youtu.be/tZ8NvCTTC2c