Underplayed Gems

Op Hop - Hop Op (1966)

Op Hop - Hop Op poster
Original title
Op Hop/Hop Op
Directed by
Pierre Hébert
Genre
animation
Country
Canada
Runtime
4 min
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This 1960s Canadian short film uses computer-generated geometric shapes that flicker and change rapidly. It is an abstract animation experiment with no characters or story.

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What happens

Op Hop - Hop Op is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Pierre Hébert and released in 1966. One of the first experiments in using computers in the production of animation, it is a scratch film comprising non-representative geometric shapes that flicker and rapidly change. The film won the award for Best Short Film at the 1967 Montreal International Film Festival, although the announcement was controversial as the film had been booed by members of the audience at its screening. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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