Aldrig skråt (1952)
- Directed by
- Søren Melson
- Genre
- experimental film
- Country
- Denmark
- Runtime
- 5 min
How it feels
A Danish experimental short from 1952 uses abstract animation to warn against crossing the street diagonally. A circle in a chaos of lines becomes a pedestrian sign, paired with sounds of a traffic accident, ambulance, and church bells. The film was never released.
abstractdidacticminimalisturgentstarkinstructionalcold
What happens
Aldrig skråt er en dansk eksperimentalfilm fra 1952 instrueret af Søren Melson. En færdselspropagandafilm med budskabet: "Man skal aldrig gå skråt over gaden" formidlet via abstrakt tegneteknik. En cirkel i et kaos af streger udvikles til et "For Gaaende"-skilt med lydbaggrund trafikulykke, ambulance, kirkeklokker. Filmen blev aldrig udsendt (kilde: Helge Krarup og Carl Nørrested: Eksperimentalfilm i Danmark, 1986). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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