Motion Painting No. 1
194711m6.3
Animation
- Runtime
- 11m
- Genre
- Animation
- Origin
- United States of America
About
Motion Painting No. 1 is a 1947 experimental short animated film in which film artist Oskar Fischinger put images in motion to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no. 3, BWV 1048. It is a film of a painting (oil on acrylic glass); Fischinger filmed each brushstroke over the course of 9 months. In 1997, this film was selected for inclusion in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Oskar Fischinger
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Dec 31, 1947
- Studio
- Fischinger Studio
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