Oskar Fischinger on DVD
13th Nov 2006, 20:47 GMT
David Pescovitz: Oskar Fischinger (1900-1967) was an animation pioneer best known for his work on the "Toccata and Fugue" segment in Disney's Fantasia. In my opinion though, his other avant-garde "optical poems" were far more beautiful and captivating. Finally, Fischinger's films are being released on DVD. The first in a series of collections is Oskar Fischinger: Ten Films. Over at Daddy Types, Greg points out that this seems like just the thing to mesmerize young minds. I can't wait to watch it with my little boy! From The Fischinger Archive description of the DVD: Contains ten of Fischinger's classic Visual Music films - Allegretto, Motion Painting No. 1, Radio Dynamics, Spiritual Constructions, Study nr. 6, Study nr. 7, Kreise, Spirals, Wax Experiments, Walking from Munich to Berlin, plus many Special Features: home movies from Fischinger's Berlin Studio c. 1931, never-released early animation tests and fragments, a selection of paintings by Fischinger, a selection of biographical photos, film notes by Fischinger and others, and a biography. Link to buy Ten Films, Link to the Fischinger Archive
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