Spheres

19697 min 21 secFilm: Experimental, Animation

Direction: Norman McLarenRené Jodoin

Production: Norman McLarenRené Jodoin

In this three-part experiment in geometric abstraction, spheres with metallic reflections float and are propelled through space. René Jodoin and Norman McLaren completed the animation in 1946, but it wasn’t until 1968 that McLaren chose Glenn Gould’s interpretation of passages from Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier for the soundtrack.

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Subject categories


  • Sciences > Mathematics
  • History and Citizenship Education > Culture and Currents of Thought (1500-present)
  • Media Education > Film Animation
  • Arts Education > Visual Arts

Credits


director
Norman McLaren
René Jodoin
producer
Norman McLaren
René Jodoin
animation
Norman McLaren
René Jodoin
music
Glenn Gould

Awards


  • Special Mention - Category: ExperimentalInternational Festival of Experimental and Documentary Films