Learning on ScreenOskar Fischinger Volume 2
- Synopsis
- A compilation of Oskar Fischinger’s abstract, animated films consisting of MURATTI PRIVAT, WAX EXPERIMENTS, MUNCHEN-BERLIN WANDERUNG, STUDY NO. 5, STUDY NO. 9, STUDY NO. 12, KOMPOSITION IN BLAU, AMERICAN MARCH, ORGANIC FRAGMENT, MUTOSCOPE REELS, MUNTZ TV Commercial. Muratti Privat, Wax Experiments, Munchen-Berlin Wanderung, Study No. 5, Study No. 9, Study 12, Komposition in Blau, American March, Organic Fragment, Mutoscope Reels, Muntz TV Commercial.
Includes a guide to the films by William Moritz. - Language
- English
- Country
- Germany
- Year of release
- 2002
- Year of production
- 1921-1952
- Documentation
- Accompanying book by William Moritz
- Subjects
- Media studies
- Keywords
- animation films; avant-garde film & video
Distribution Formats
- Type
- VHS
- Format
- PAL
- Price
- £17.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 38 minutes
- Year
- 2003
Sections
- Title
- Muratti Privat
- Synopsis
- 1935 (b&w). A commercial for Muratti cigarettes to the music of Mozart’s "Turkish Rondo." .
- Duration
- 3 mins
- Title
- Wax Experiments
- Synopsis
- 1921-1923 (tinted colour). Shows a variety of ways in which Fischinger used sliced wax. First is a sequence of pure wax imagery, followed by a longer sequence composed of two fragments showing wax imagery combined with overlays of animated circle patterns, and a few moments of pure circle animation which were edited in; this sequence makes use of positive and negative images as well as forward and backward printing of the same image. Finally a brief sequence shows some thin line animation similar.
- Duration
- 9 mins
- Title
- Munchen-Berlin Wandedrung
- Synopsis
- 1927 (b&w). Munich-Berlin Walking Trip
In the summer of 1927, Fischinger walked from Munich to Berlin carrying his camera and equipment in a back-pack. Along the way, he took single-frame images of people and landscapes he encountered. - Duration
- 4 mins
- Title
- Study No. 5
- Synopsis
- 1930 (b&w). An abstract ballet to the foxtrot "I’ve never seen a smile like yours".
- Duration
- 3 mins
- Title
- Study No. 9
- Synopsis
- 1931 (b&w). Brahms’ "Hungarian Dance No. 9’" is the accompaniment to a collaboration between Oskar and his brother Hans.
- Duration
- 3 mins
- Title
- Study No. 12
- Synopsis
- 1932 (b&w). Another collaboration with his brother Hans. Eel-like figures execute slow movements to the "Torch Dance" from Rubinstein’s "Bride of Corinth".
- Duration
- 4 mins
- Title
- Komposition in Blau
- Synopsis
- 1935 (colour). COMPOSITION IN BLUE uses a combination of different animation techniques - mostly involving pixilation of three-dimensional forms
- Duration
- 4 mins
- Title
- American March, An
- Synopsis
- 1941 (colour). To Sousa’s "Stars and Stripes" the image of the American flag is gradually abstracted.
- Duration
- 3 mins
- Title
- Organic Fragment
- Synopsis
- 1941 (colour).
- Duration
- 1 mins
- Title
- Mutoscope Reels
- Synopsis
- 1945 (b&w).
- Duration
- 2 mins
- Title
- Muntz TV Commercial
- Synopsis
- 1952 (b&w). A singing commercial for Muntz television sets - an explosion of curves, stripes, tonalities, and letters.
- Duration
- 2 mins
Distributor
- Name
Moviemail
- Web
- https://www.simplyhe.com/3000-moviemail External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0844 848 2000
- Address
- Simply Home Entertainment
PO Box 7741
Ringwood
BH24 9FA
UK - Notes
- As of December 2016 the Moviemail web presence is incorporated within the Simply Media website
- Name
Re-voir Video
- info@re-voir.com
- Web
- http://www.re-voir.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +33 08 73 86 47 00
- Fax
- +33 01 42 77 93 15
- Address
- 41 faubourg Saint-Martin
75010 Paris
France - Notes
- Also known as Re:voir video. Formerly known as Light Cone Video
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