Plot Summary
Motion Painting No. 1 is a 1947 experimental short animated film in which film artist Oskar Fischinger put images in motion to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no. 3, BWV 1048. It is a film of a painting (oil on acrylic glass); Fischinger filmed each brushstroke over the course of 9 months. In 1997, this film was selected for inclusion in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.
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Director & Crew
Oskar Fischinger
Director
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It has a TMDB rating of 6.3/10 based on 28 votes.
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Motion Painting No. 1 was directed by Oskar Fischinger and released in 1947.
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Motion Painting No. 1 has a runtime of 0 hours and 11 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1947-12-31
- Status
- Released