NFB Collection
1974
20008 min 7 secFilm: Animation
Direction: Paula MacDougall
Production: Pierre HébertMarcel JeanYves Leduc
Script: Paula MacDougall
A constellation of stars spread over the wall of an artist's studio metamorphose into a tumult of organic forms, which explode into a whirling, sparkling, luminous display. The human presence is evoked by a profile intent on exploring inner consciousness, rendered as a brilliant sphere. We are witnessing a fiery voyage of initiation to the very confines of the universe. 1974 is a mystical experience, a shimmering odyssey into the mysteries of perception. Up to 24 strata of different materials from oil paint to pencil drawings, filmed under the animation camera, contribute to the visual richness of the film, while progressive rock composed by Robert M. Lepage adds a harmonious counterpoint to its incantatory quality. Film without words.
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Subject categories
- Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > Animation on Life and Death
- Psychology and Psychiatry > Perception
Credits
- direction
- Paula MacDougall
- animation
- Paula MacDougall
- script
- Paula MacDougall
- original music
- Robert M. Lepage
- computer graphics
- Suzie Synnott
- René Fontaine
- Georges Mauro
- animation camera
- Pierre Landry
- Lynda Pelley
- editing
- Fernand Bélanger
- digital imaging resources
- Ines Hardtke
- Susan Gourley
- Pierre Plouffe
- Marie-Nicole Tremblay
- re-recording
- Serge Boivin
- Jean Paul Vialard
- administration
- Maryse Chapdelaine
- administration assistant
- Louisette Goyette
- Diane Martindale
- Micheline Michaud
- Diane Régimbald
- marketing officer
- Michèle Bélanger
- Julie Roy
- technical coordinator
- Andrée Delagrave
- assistant to the producer
- Francine Langdeau
- producer
- Pierre Hébert
- Marcel Jean
- Yves Leduc