Blinkity Blank

1955

AnimationMusic

A playful exercise in intermittent animation and spasmodic imagery. Playing with the laws relating to persistence of vision and after-image on the retina of the eye, McLaren engraves pictures on blank film creating vivid, percussive effects.

Rating

6.302
48 votes

Popularity

0.3394

Origin & Countries

CAUS | en | Canada

Production

ONF | NFB

Runtime

5 min.

Status

Released

Release: 4/25/1955

Credits

Blinkity Blank

Norman McLarenDirector

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

11/14/2022

6 / 10

Norman McLaren again draws straight onto the film with this engaging animation. It is intended to test just how long an image remains with your eye, even though it has since disappeared from the screen. For me, the use of flickering imagery here resembles a lively firework display.

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