Canon

Canon

Release date : August 6, 1964
Runtime : 10m
Countries of origin : Canada /
Original Language : English /
Director : Norman McLaren / Grant Munro /
Writers :
Production companies : ONF | NFB /
August 6, 1964 10m Canada Animation English More
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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 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.
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  • title:Canon
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1964
  • Runtime:10m
  • Genres: Animation ·
  • Countries of origin: Canada ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Norman McLaren / Grant Munro /
  • Writers:
  • Production companies: ONF | NFB ·
  • Overview: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 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.
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