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  • Canon (1964)
  • Short | 10 min | Animation, Short
Canon (1964)
Short | 10 min | Animation, Short

Perhaps the only film whose content is totally based on the musical form known as canon. The first sequence is a simple demonstration of the canon "Frere Jacques" where four cubes dance and combine with one another on a checkerboard. The ...See morePerhaps the only film whose content is totally based on the musical form known as canon. The first sequence is a simple demonstration of the canon "Frere Jacques" where four cubes dance and combine with one another on a checkerboard. The second sequence show four little human-like figures dancing in space. The third and most elaborate sequence shows a human going through several strange gesticulations. Through multiple printing we realize that the man, as in the previous sequences, is part of a visual canon and is making the gestures to himself. As we hear variations on the canonic theme so too do we witness visual variations: a woman and cat enters the canon. To show the musical technique of inversion, the image of the man is printed upside down. Written by Bob Kosovsky See less
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Directors
Norman McLaren (as McLaren & Munro) | Grant Munro (as McLaren & Munro)
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Eldon Rathburn (as Rathburn)
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Jan 1, 1964 (United States)
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