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An Optical Poem

An Optical Poem (1938)

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A dance of shapes. A title card tells us this is an experiment in conveying the mental images of music in a visual form. Liszt's "Second Hungarian Rhapsody" is the music. The shapes, all two-dimensional, are circles primarily, with some squares and rectangles, and a few triangles. The shapes move rhythmically to the music: receding from view or moving across the screen. Red circles on a blue background; light blue squares; white rectangles. Then, a red background of many circles with a few in the foreground. Red gives way to blue then to white. Shapes reappear as Liszt's themes re-occur. Then, with a few staccato notes and images, it's over.

Updated May 28 2020

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1938-03-05
US -
1938-03-05

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classical music shapes

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Runtime: 6 mins Rating: 6.7
193652


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Oskar Fischinger
Oskar Fischinger
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