Canon

Canon

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Norman McLaren and Grant Munro use three different animation techniques to provide visual representations of canons in a film designed to teach viewers about this ancient musical form. The soundtrack combines both recorded classical music and sounds produced by a synthesizer.

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Canon, Norman McLaren & Grant Munro, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

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Credits
  • director
    Norman McLaren
    Grant Munro
  • optical effects
    J. Gillissie
  • camera
    Robert Humble
  • sound
    Ron Alexander
  • music
    Eldon Rathburn

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