"A film made without a camera, made by painting directly on the film." 03 September 1947 Animated, Music 3 mins
A film fantasy of dancing music and dancing color. Listen to the Mocking Bird played by an oldtime fiddler, brilliant patterns ripple, flow, flicker and blend. A Norman McLaren painting on film, translates sound into sight.
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United Kingdom 03 September 1947
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An experimental cartoon fantasy created by Canadian animation pioneer Norman McLaren for the National Film Board. This is from an American print distributed ...
Fiddle-De-Dee” by Shane Ivers Music source: Music licence: CC BY
a skit performed at further confusion 2008 at furry night live.
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