LC control no. | sh2008009513 |
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Topical heading | Abstract films |
Variant(s) | Abstract animation films Abstract live action films Concrete films Nonobjective films Nonrepresentational films |
See also | Experimental films Animated films |
Scope note | Here are entered works on nonrepresentational films that avoid narrative and instead convey impressions and emotions by way of color, rhythm, and movement. |
Found in | Work cat.: Le Grice, M. Abstract film and beyond, 1977. Moving image genre-form guide, via WWW, June 4, 2008 (Abstract live action: work that fragments or otherwise presents live objects so they appear to be abstract; Abstract animation: type of animation without narrative, concentrating on abstract visuals) Lopez, D. Films by genre, c1993 (Abstract films; Concrete films; Nonobjective films: abstract films avoid narrative and instead convey sensitive impressions and emotions by way of color, rhythm and movement ... They include animated films consisting of drawings, splashes of color, lines and shapes ... computer films ... abstraction [is] also achieved by working on the film itself by scratching, drawing, or painting on its surface. Abstract films are also made by photographing objects in the usual manner ... also refers to any nonrepresentational film) |