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Notes on a Triangle
19664 min 57 secFilm: Animation
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