Canon (film)
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| Canon | |
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| Directed by | Norman McLaren Grant Munro |
| Produced by | Norman McLaren |
| Cinematography | Robert Humble |
| Music by | Eldon Rathburn |
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| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
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Running time | 9 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | Silent (Only music can be heard) |
Canon is a 1964 National Film Board of Canada animated short co-directed by Norman McLaren and Grant Munro that offers a visual representation of the canon musical form through three animated segments. The soundtrack combines both a recorded classical score by Eldon Rathburn and electronic sounds produced via synthesizer.[1][2][3][4]
The film uses object animation as cubes moves in checkboards and it also use non-camera animation as only four peoples doing gestures.
Awards
[edit]- Montreal International Film Festival, Montreal: First Prize, Best Animated Film, 1965
- 3rd International Film Festival of India, New Delhi: Bronze Peacock, Second Prize, 1965
- 17th Canadian Film Awards, Toronto: Genie Award for Best Film, Arts and Experimental, 1965[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Valliere, T. Richard (1982). Norman McLaren, Manipulator of Movement: The National Film Board Years, 1947-1967. University of Delaware Press. p. 97. ISBN 9780874131925.
- ^ Ciancarini, Paolo; Nakatsu, Ryohei; Rauterberg, Matthias; Roccetti, Marco (July 17, 2008). New Frontiers for Entertainment Computing: IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, First IFIP Entertainment Computing Symposium (ECS 2008), September 7-10, 2008, Milano, Italy. p. 12. ISBN 978-0387097008.
- ^ "Canon". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Chris Pallant, ed. (August 27, 2015). Animated Landscapes: History, Form and Function. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781628923513.
- ^ "Canon". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Watch Canon on the NFB website
Canon in the NFB collection catalog
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- 1964 films
- Animated films without speech
- National Film Board of Canada animated short films
- Animated films based on music
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- Films scored by Eldon Rathburn
- Canadian animated short films
- Quebec films
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