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Perspectrum

1974 (estimated) Theatrical National Film Board of Canada

Foreign title: Perspectre (French)

Studio
National Film Board of Canada
Distributor
National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis

A film of simple geometric forms, as thin and flat as playing cards, but so arranged that a sense of perspective is conveyed. The effect is somewhat like the patterns seen in a kaleidoscope, but much more active, forming and re-forming constantly to the music. The koto, a 13-stringed Japanese instrument, is played by plucking the strings; the sound has a tinkling effect, well-suited to the glasslike shapes of the moving designs.

Credits

Directing

Director
Ishu Patel

Producing

Producer
Dorothy Courtois, Wolf Koenig

Animation

Animator
Ishu Patel, Simon Leblanc

Music

Music
Michio Miyagi

Production notes

A film without words.