Synchromy
| Synchromy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Norman McLaren |
| Produced by | Norman McLaren |
| Cinematography | Ron Moore (optical effects) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
Release date |
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Running time | 7:27 |
| Country | Canada |
Synchromy (French: Synchromie) is a 1971
McLaren had experimented with this technique for creating notes through patterns of stripes on the soundtrack area of the film in the 1950s, working with Evelyn Lambart.[3] Their technique was based on earlier work in graphical sound by German pioneer Rudolf Pfenninger and Russian Nikolai Voinov.[4]
The creation of Synchromy was documented by Gavin Millar in a 1970 film called The Eye Hears, The Ear Sees.[5] In McLaren's production notes, he stated that "Apart from planning and executing the music, the only creative aspect of the film was the “choreographing” of the striations in the columns and deciding on the sequence and combinations of colours."[3]
The film received eight awards, including a Special Jury Mention at the
References
- ISBN 978-0-415-94224-9. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ISBN 978-1-903364-47-5. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ a b Hobbs, Graeme. "'Every Film is a kind of Dance': The Art of Norman McLaren". MovieMail. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ Clark, Ken (Summer 1987). "Tribute to Norman McLaren". Animator (19): 2. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Synchromy". Collections page. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
Terence Dobson, The Film Work of Norman McLaren (Eastleigh: John Libbey Publishing, 2006)
External links
- Watch Synchromy on the NFB website
- Synchromy at IMDb
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