An experimental film in which percussive rhythm is integrated with simple geometric abstractions, both visuals and sound being created by the artist, Norman McLaren. Visuals and sounds are drawn by hand directly on raw film with ordinary pen and ink. Neither camera nor sound recording equipment has been used in the making of this film.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006501
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Aesthetics
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Sound effects
Animation → Animated films - Canada
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and motion pictures
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)