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Blinkity Blank

Blinkity Blank

6,4 /10 (53 Votes)
1955 EN 5 min

Overview

A playful exercise in intermittent animation and spasmodic imagery. Playing with the laws relating to persistence of vision and after-image on the retina of the eye, McLaren engraves pictures on blank film creating vivid, percussive effects.

Release date

25/04/1955

Votes

53

Popularity

0.8

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

5 min

Website

www.nfb.ca

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-11-14

⭐ 6

Norman McLaren again draws straight onto the film with this engaging animation. It is intended to test just how long an image remains with your eye, even though it has since disappeared from the screen. For me, the use of flickering imagery here resembles a lively firework display.

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