Herbie (1966)
- Directed by
- Paul Golding, George Lucas
- Genre
- music
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 3 min
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 21 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
This 16mm black and white short film has no story or actors. It shows reflections of moving light streaks and flashes from traffic at night, set to a jazz music track.
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What happens
Herbie is a short 16mm black and white movie by George Lucas and Paul Golding made in 1966 as part of their USC film school course. It is an abstract film with no story and no actors that depicts the reflections of moving light streaks and light flashes from traffic at night. It is set to a piece of jazz music the filmmakers misattributed to Herbie Hancock, whose first name was used for the title. The actual piece of music is “Basin Street Blues,” performed by the Miles Davis Quintet, and led by Hancock’s predecessor Victor Feldman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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