The technology of cinema, from the first hand-cranked camera to the green screen, tells a story about our history and culture, as rich as the story told by the movies themselves. In the case of early computer-generated cinema, many of these stories are only now coming to light.

The Bits in Motion series looks at these stories to mark the the culmination of CACHe, an extensive research project at Birkbeck into the story behind British computer arts. This
programme of events at the National Film Theatre connects this research with screenings, debate and hands-on practice to conjure the utopian spirit of early digital animation.