Movies and TvShows featuring "drawn-on-film" theme.

Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? is a documentary that delves into the life and mind of Noam Chomsky, a renowned linguist and philosopher. Through animated interviews and discussions, the film explores topics such as language, cognition, and the nature of reality.

Begone Dull Care is an experimental animated short film from 1950 that combines abstract imagery with jazz music. The film features a unique animation technique called drawn-on-film, in which the images are directly drawn and painted onto the film stock. Through its dynamic visuals and rhythmic soundtrack, Begone Dull Care explores the expressive and improvisational nature of both animation and jazz.

Blinkity Blank is a 1955 animated short film that combines abstract imagery with jazz music. The film explores the concept of form and improvisation, showcasing the creativity of the composer. It incorporates various animation techniques, including drawn-on-film and stop-motion animation. The film's unique style and innovative approach make it a must-watch for animation enthusiasts.

Free Radicals is an abstract short film from 1958 that features avant-garde animation techniques. The film explores the concept of free radicals through the use of direct animation and drawn-on-film techniques. It is accompanied by African music, creating a mesmerizing audiovisual experience.

A Colour Box is a groundbreaking animated short film created in 1935. It features a mesmerizing display of colors and shapes, making it a visually captivating experience. The film explores the potential of animation as an art form, pushing the boundaries of traditional storytelling. With its abstract style and innovative techniques, A Colour Box remains a masterpiece of early animation.

Dots is a 1940 animated short film that showcases the use of dots as a central element. It explores surrealistic and abstract themes through the use of direct animation and camera-less techniques. The film primarily uses the colors blue and red to create visually striking imagery. It is a unique and captivating piece that pushes the boundaries of traditional animation.

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.

Boogie-Doodle is a surreal and whimsical animated short film created in 1941. It features abstract music and experimental visuals, with a focus on drawn-on-film techniques. The film takes viewers on a unique and imaginative journey through a world of vibrant colors and playful shapes.

For Kaleidoscope, which was sponsored by Churchman Cigarettes, Lye animated stenciled cigarette shapes and is said to have experimented by cutting out some of the shapes so that the light of the projector hit the screen directly. As in Colour Box Lye uses music by Don Baretto and his Cuban Orchestra. - Harvard Film Archive

This joyful short animation features a dancing hen that transforms into an egg. The film was made without a camera by Norman McLaren, who drew directly onto 35 mm movie stock with ordinary pen and ink. Colour was added optically.

An experiment in pure design by film artists Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart. Lines, ruled directly on film, move with precision and grace against a background of changing colors, in response to music specially composed for the films.

Lye edited together “swing” versions of the popular Lambeth Walk (including Django Reinhardt on guitar and Stephane Grapelli on violin), combining them with a particularly diverse range of direct film images, scratched as well as painted. He was particularly pleased with a final guitar solo (with a vibrating horizontal line) and double bass solo (with a stomping vertical line). For this film Lye did not have to include any advertising slogans; friends at the Tourist and Industrial Development Association, shocked to learn that Lye and his family had become destitute, arranged for TIDA to sponsor the film – to the horror of government bureaucrats who could not understand why a popular dance was being treated as a tourist attraction. - Harvard Film Archive

Red Ball Express is a surreal animated short film that takes the audience on a steam train journey with a red ball. The film incorporates elements of abstraction and surrealism, creating a unique visual experience. The story follows the red ball as it travels through various landscapes, encountering strange characters and situations along the way. The film is a blend of animation techniques, including drawn-on-film and bluegrass music.

A color cocktail by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart, translating into moving patterns of color and light the moods of music written for a jazz ensemble by Eldon Rathburn. Inscribed and colored directly on film.

An Oscar Nominated short film about the adventures of a red pair of legs. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

Experimental film by Herbert Seggelke.