The Quiet Racket
1966
7 min
Coming soon
This short film tells the amusing tale of a man who feels the common urge to escape the city's noise for the weekend. Made without words, but with a wide range of other sounds, this film tracks our hero to a perfect haven of… pandemonium. The countryside, it turns out, is not as unspoiled and quiet as the poets proclaim. For more background information on this film, please visit the NFB.ca blog.
Details
This short film tells the amusing tale of a man who feels the common urge to escape the city's noise for the weekend. Made without words, but with a wide range of other sounds, this film tracks our hero to a perfect haven of… pandemonium. The countryside, it turns out, is not as unspoiled and quiet as the poets proclaim.
For more background information on this film, please visit the NFB.ca blog.
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directorGerald Potterton
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scriptAlan Hackney
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photographyRobert Humble
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editingDonald Rennick
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soundDonald Douglas
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re-recordingRon AlexanderRoger Lamoureux
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producerGuy Glover
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castTed ZeiglerNed Conlon
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musicDonald Douglas
Education
Ages 7 to 12
Study Guide - Guide 1
Arts Education - Drama
Arts Education - Music
Geography - Human Geography
Go out into your neighbourhood and record various sounds (cars, construction, wind, birds, etc.). Then use this to create your own soundscape to match your daily life. Compare and contrast the sounds of the city versus the countryside. Describe the emotions the character experiences as he hears different sounds.
