Derek Burbidge
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| Born | 10 March 1947 Weymouth, Dorset, England |
| Citizenship | British |
| Education | Bournemouth College of Art (Diploma in Photography) |
| Occupation | Film and video director |
| Years active | 1970s–1980s |
| Spouse(s) | Kate Humphreys (m. 1966) |
Derek Burbidge (born 10 March 1947) in Weymouth Dorset. A British Film and Video Director of the 1970s to 1980s.
Early Life
1963 Derek took a Diploma course in photography at Bournemouth College of Art where he met and married Kate Humphreys in 1966.
Career
In 1968 Derek first began Work as an assistant film editor in Soho London.
In 1969 he became an assistant film editor at James Garret [1]TV Commercials Production Company then In 1970 film editor for Michael Parkin at Caroline Films[2].
Advertising
By 1973 companies 'One West Ltd and Zoetrope Ltd[3]were set up with Kate in Charlotte Mews, London, making Television Adverts for the Saatchi Brothers. Working with Charlie Saatchi and John Hegarty.
Music Films
In 1973 together with innovative designer Arnold Schwartzman they made a film of the band Yes recording 'America' at Advision Studios London for Phil Carson at Atlantic Records. This led onto Derek directing and producing live concert clips of the Steve Miller Band, Rod Stewart and the Faces, Focus at the Rainbow theatre, Rory Gallagher at The Marquee and [4]Macon Whoopee, a Whistle Test special on Capricon Records featuring their artists in 1976 including an interview with US President Jimmy Carter all of which were transmitted by the BBC on The Old Grey Whistle Test.
Now In Percy Street London Derek built a sound recording studio for commercial voice overs and made many promotional music videos including;
The Police, Roxanne, Every Breath You Take, Can't Stand Losing You, Message In A Bottle, Walking On The Moon, Don't Stand So Close To Me, De Do Do Do De Da Da Da, So Lonely, Invisible Sun, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, So Lonely, Spirits In The Material World. Police In Montserrat 81, Police Around The World82, For the band. Queen, We Are The Champions. The Pretenders, Room Full of Mirrors and I Go To Sleep, The Eurythmics, In concert Live From Heaven. ACDC, Back in Black, Put the 'Finger on You, Let's Get it up, For Those About to Rock We Salute You. In Concert, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Hammersmith Odeon 75. In Concert, April Wine Live in London. Live in Concert, Supertramp, Live in Paris. Live in Concert, Little River Band Live Exposure. The Honeydrippers Sea of Love 85. Robert Plant Pink and Black and Little by Little. Live in Concert. Gary Numan, Cars, Live in Concert, The Touring Principle. There is a comprehensive list of these on the IMDB website.[5]
Derek filmed many live concerts at the Rainbow Theatre in London including in 1973 the first music stereo simulcast, broadcast on BBC Television with the stereo soundtrack transmitted on the radio, of Van Morrison live at the Rainbow Theatre. (Although filmed on 16mm film the soundtrack was mixed at Advision Studios London, on 35mm film for transmission as stereo).Van Morrison
Video Director
The first shoot using video cameras was for Warner Brothers to promote the release of Gary Numan Cars at Molinaire Studios, London. Gary Numan and director Derek Burbidge appeared on the television programme Magpie on 23rd October 1979 interviewed by Mick Robertson to discuss the songs innovative music video and its futuristic visual aesthetic using the then very new technique of 'squeeze zoom' in the editing.[6] There is a video of this interview on AV Media. This was followed by many others using Molinaire's outside broadcast unit and his own digital recording mobile 'Module One'. The Eurythmics live in Heaven, and Chris de Burgh, live in concert in Munich. Godley and Cream, An Englishman in New York at Molinaire Studios in London.
From offices and cutting rooms at his home in Clapham London, he directed many of the overseas acts transmitted on the BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test and he travelled the world with the band Foreigner in the 1970's and in 1980 Police.[7][8] (There is a photograph on page 118 of Derek.)[9]
Feature Films and TV Programmes
1980 Derek invited Jools Holland to link the film of The Police in Montserrat. It was Jools Holland's first experience of presenting and launched him into a new career. Jools went on to present The Tube with Paula Yates.
1980/1 Derek's Company Zoetrope Ltd made the feature film Urgh! A Music War Directed by Derek and Produced by Michal White for Lorimar Productions with Miles Copeland.[10]Urgh! A Music War
1982/3 For channel 4 Swank a six part TV series on fashion with Dawn French commissioned by John Cummings.
1984 Derek moved to South Eggardon Farm in Dorset and in 1985/6 made another 6-part TV Series for Channel 4 with Dawn French on food called Scoff for his production company Zoetrope.
For the next ten years farming became a consuming interest until 1994.
Derek finally returned to Dorset 2022.
Many original film negatives and video tapes of the above works directed and produced by Derek Burbidge for One West and Zoetrope are held at the British Film Institute.
References
- ↑ Marshall, Caroline (3 May 2026). "Front page R.I.P Jim Garrett". Advertising Producers Association. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ McEwen, John (27 April 2026). "Michael Parkin Independent Obituaries". Independent. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ Dalton, David (23 June 1979). "Supplement Who's who in promo films page 33 Zoetrope Ltd" (PDF). World radio history.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ Harris, Bob (3 May 2026). "The Old Grey Whistle Test 21 December 1976 Bob Harris Archive". The Whispering Bob Harris Archive.
- ↑ Burbidge, Derek (8 April 2026). "IMDb Derek Burbidge (|) director producer electrical department". IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Goodwin, Paul (2005). Electric Pioneer An Armchair Guide to Gary Numan. Helter Skelter Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 978-1900924955.
- ↑ Nightingale, Anne (1981). Chase The Fade. Blandford Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-7137-11671.
- ↑ Chase the Fade, Author Anne Nightingale, published by Blandford Press 1981 ISBN 0 7137 11671
- ↑ Sutcliffe, Phil; Fielder, Hugh (1981). The Police. London W2 1PT: Proteus Publishing Limited. p. 71. ISBN 0-906071-66-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ↑ Gonsalves, Rob (28 January 2026). "Urgh! A Music War". MUBI. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Burbidge, Derek. "Director". Internet Video Music Database. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
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