Rhythm

United Kingdom, 1957

Film
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Originally planned as a work for Chrysler Corporation’s weekly television program, ‘Rhythm’ presents a montage of the factory workers, machinery and materials on a car production assembly line.
Lye has edited his footage with a staccato feel that he has matched with the percussive music used for the soundtrack.
Although rejected by Chrysler, the film won first prize in the television category in the 1957 New York Art Directors’ Festival but was subsequently disqualified because it had never been broadcast.

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Collection

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Previously on display

22 April 2019

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Credits

creator

Len Lye

Duration

00:01:06:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1957

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2001356

Audience classification

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

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