Wow. Every conceivable shape, formation, and movement in three dimensions all with just vertical lines. And it perfectly follows the rise and decline of the intensity and dynamics of the music.
When I explain to people how important a solid narrative structure is for all films, no matter what genre they are into, I quote this film. No matter how abstract you get, you still need a strong structure, and this film has it.
@aldiakaroofus Nice comment. Apart from the rising and falling action, what else seen in this movie constitutes a narrative structure? I think about doing abstract work from time to time, but I don't know how to make it presentable or enjoyable in a narrative. What are your thoughts/advice?
@dtwhitney My mentor said that the main parts are: introduction, inciting incident (or trigger), build up and climax. It's also about pacing. Let's say you have some cool abstract animation tricks you want to show in a 3 minute film. The last thing you want to do is throw it all in the face of the audience in the first 15 seconds and spend the remaining 2 minutes and 45 seconds repeating the same thing. One of my teachers showed us such an example (I forgot what film it was).
I am not so sure that Mc Laren was aware of the three dimensional effect at first but very much so after the first screenings because he had already made two very short abstract films with the classic two color lens 3D effect. Later on he switched this film by 90 degrees and changed music and background colors and got HORIZONTAL LINES (different perception but still 3D effects) and later by combining both made MOSAIC, less 3D mor Op Are than |Minimalism.
Mc Laren did a lot of films drawn directly on 35 mn footage. In this one he tried, very sucesfully, to get rid of the shaky aspect of the usual effects of this technique by using very long rulers that could cover many frames at a time, thus the total verticals are done by precisely angled rulers while tho moving ones are always slightly angled because they were made buy very slightly angled rulers so there is continuity from one cell to the other.
This is a stunning example of a true masters work. Start with something as simple as a single vertical line and describe music, turning 2 dimensions into 3 dimensions. If you cannot see the sheer mastery, you are blind. The lines are actually drawn on raw film stock, by hand, no undo buttons here. If you do not know how this is created and its historical importance please research and learn.
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fivequotes 1 month ago
Wow. Every conceivable shape, formation, and movement in three dimensions all with just vertical lines. And it perfectly follows the rise and decline of the intensity and dynamics of the music.
dtwhitney 2 months ago
When I explain to people how important a solid narrative structure is for all films, no matter what genre they are into, I quote this film. No matter how abstract you get, you still need a strong structure, and this film has it.
aldiakaroofus 4 months ago
@aldiakaroofus Nice comment. Apart from the rising and falling action, what else seen in this movie constitutes a narrative structure? I think about doing abstract work from time to time, but I don't know how to make it presentable or enjoyable in a narrative. What are your thoughts/advice?
dtwhitney 2 months ago
@dtwhitney My mentor said that the main parts are: introduction, inciting incident (or trigger), build up and climax. It's also about pacing. Let's say you have some cool abstract animation tricks you want to show in a 3 minute film. The last thing you want to do is throw it all in the face of the audience in the first 15 seconds and spend the remaining 2 minutes and 45 seconds repeating the same thing. One of my teachers showed us such an example (I forgot what film it was).
aldiakaroofus 2 months ago
You can see how this inspired the titles to Trainspotting
ChrisDavey83 7 months ago
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ChrisDavey83 7 months ago
Omg there are lines!
Daathfeuer 11 months ago
This is genius.
cm2dude 2 years ago
This is absolutely brilliant. Thanks so much for posting this video!
LMorland 3 years ago 2
Finally another try to generate 3D in 2D SPHERES using only painted paper disks, xeroxed in many sizes and set on black velvet. Try all of those too!
rickbmtl 3 years ago
I am not so sure that Mc Laren was aware of the three dimensional effect at first but very much so after the first screenings because he had already made two very short abstract films with the classic two color lens 3D effect. Later on he switched this film by 90 degrees and changed music and background colors and got HORIZONTAL LINES (different perception but still 3D effects) and later by combining both made MOSAIC, less 3D mor Op Are than |Minimalism.
rickbmtl 3 years ago
Mc Laren did a lot of films drawn directly on 35 mn footage. In this one he tried, very sucesfully, to get rid of the shaky aspect of the usual effects of this technique by using very long rulers that could cover many frames at a time, thus the total verticals are done by precisely angled rulers while tho moving ones are always slightly angled because they were made buy very slightly angled rulers so there is continuity from one cell to the other.
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rickbmtl 3 years ago 6
i love this
gamblo1 3 years ago
Masterpiece just masterpiece
TRYTOFIX 3 years ago
This is a stunning example of a true masters work. Start with something as simple as a single vertical line and describe music, turning 2 dimensions into 3 dimensions. If you cannot see the sheer mastery, you are blind. The lines are actually drawn on raw film stock, by hand, no undo buttons here. If you do not know how this is created and its historical importance please research and learn.
allumgraphics 3 years ago 12
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joeymasong 3 years ago
gracias por subir videos de este genio al youtube.
cuboluminoso 3 years ago