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Rectangle & Rectangles

1984 (estimated) Theatrical National Film Board of Canada

Foreign title: Rectangle Et Rectangles (French)

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

Synopsis

This is a didactic film in disguise. A progression of brilliant geometric shapes bombard the screen to the insistent beat of drums. This film is designed to expose the power of the cinematic medium, and to illustrate the abstract nature of time.

Credits

Directing

Director
René Jodoin

Producing

Producer
Robert Forget

Animation

Animator
René Jodoin

Music

Music
Normand Roger

Crew

Sound
Louis Hone

Production notes

Film without words.

The filmmaker programmed a computer to coordinate a highly complex operation involving an electronic beam of light, color filters and a camera.