Blinkity Blank

The laws of retinal persistence

Spasmodic imaging

Synopsis

Norman McLaren plays with retinal persistence and burns images onto blank film.

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Commentary on the film

This experimental short film by Norman McLaren is a playful exercise in intermittent animation and jerky images. Playing with the laws of retinal persistence and image afterglow, McLaren engraves drawings directly onto blank film, creating vivid and impactful visual effects.

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TitleBlinkity Blank

ThemeExperimental

Genre & keywordsAbstract, Animation

Recommended age3 years old

Duration5 min 17 s

DirectorNorman McLaren

ProductionOffice national du film du Canada

Year of production1955

Country of productionCanada

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