Notes on a Triangle

19664 min 57 secFilm: Animation

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Direction: René Jodoin

Production: René Jodoin

Script: René Jodoin

In this short animation film the triangle achieves the distinction of principal dancer in a geometric ballet. The triangle is shown splitting into some three hundred transformations, dividing and sub-dividing with grace and symmetry to the music of a waltz. The film's artist and animator is René Jodoin, whose credits include Dance Squared and several collaborations with Norman McLaren. Film without words.

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Subject categories


  • Sciences > Mathematics
  • Mathematics > Geometry

Credits


director
René Jodoin
script
René Jodoin
animation
René Jodoin
music
Maurice Blackburn
producer
René Jodoin

Awards


  • Award of MeritFestival international du film pédagogique
  • Diploma of MeritInternational Film Festival
  • Special Mention - Diploma of Honour - Category: Films on Art/InternationalNational and International Festival of Films on Art
  • Gold Statuette - Best Film for ChildrenInternational Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults
  • Best Animated FilmBAFTA / British Academy Film Awards