Blinkity Blank (1955)
- Directed by
- Norman McLaren
- Genre
- animated short film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 5 min
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 53 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film uses animation on black film stock to create flickering shapes and lines. It feels like watching moving drawings come to life for a short time.
abstractenergeticplayfulexperimentalrhythmicspontaneouswhimsical
What happens
Blinkity Blank is a 1955 animated short film created by Norman McLaren for the National Film Board of Canada. It won, among other awards, both the Short Film Palme d'Or at Cannes and the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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