Sound Ornaments (1932)

Sound Ornaments (1932) poster

Curious and intrigued by technological advances, Fischinger here also experiments with "synthetic sound" (he would not be the only one: later Norman McLaren played a lot with it). Thus he contructed the optical sound track directly onto the film. But beyond identifying harmonics and noises, he sought to understand to what sound emissions corresponded the geometrical and regular designs which, visibly, appear in their turn synchronously on the screen as true and proper "ornaments" of the sound which is being produced.

Director: Oskar Fischinger
Genre: Animation
Runtime: 3 min
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Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de
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What is Sound Ornaments about?
Curious and intrigued by technological advances, Fischinger here also experiments with "synthetic sound" (he would not be the only one: later Norman McLaren played a lot with it). Thus he contructed the optical sound track directly onto the film. But beyond identifying harmonics and noises, he sought to understand to what sound emissions corresponded the geometrical and regular designs which, visibly, appear in their turn synchronously on the screen as true and proper "ornaments" of the sound which is being produced.
Who directed Sound Ornaments?
Sound Ornaments was directed by Oskar Fischinger.
How long is Sound Ornaments?
Sound Ornaments has a runtime of 3m (3 minutes).
What genre is Sound Ornaments?
Sound Ornaments is a Animation film.