Jack Pickup - Reminiscences of filming with Sid Perou
Sid Perou is an award winning adventure cameraman, who was very active in the 1960s through to the 1980s. He started caving as a lad, and after doing his national service became a sound recordist with the BBC, but circumstances led to him taking over the camera when filming a rescue in Sunset Pot, and he never looked back. He has made films all over the world on caving, climbing, micro-lighting, and ballooning, many of which have become sought after classics. Most of Sid's films are available for viewing on this site. In this interview, Jack Pickup recounts some of the many trials and tribulations associated with filming with Sid. This interview was recorded when Martin Baines was making a video tribute of Sid called, appropriately, I Knew I'd Forgotten Something to mark his retirement to Thailand.
Interviewee: Jack Pickup
Interviewer: Martin Baines
Title: Reminiscences of filming with Sid Perou
Date of recording: 21 September 2010 (published 10 May 2011)
Sound recordist: Martin Baines
Copyright details: Martin Baines
Duration of recording: 8 minutes 06 seconds
Recording details: Sampling frequency: 44,100 Hz; Channel mode: stereo
MP3 file details: File size: 7,611 kB; Bit rate: 128 kbit/s constant; Compression: 91%
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