Optical Percussion

Switzerland / Germany, June 2008
FILM, Animation, 5 min.

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directed by
Gerd Gockell
Written by
Gerd Gockell
Status
In distribution

The third part of a trilogy of fictious reconstructions. In 1937 Oskar Fischinger and the then unknown John Cage met in Los Angeles to develop a film project with a music composed by Cage. Because of an accident this project has never been realized, but Fischinger’s ideas about sound had deep influence on Cage’s later work as a composer. Whether this reconstruction comes close to Fischinger's and Cage's intention remains open.

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World Premiere
June 2008
Original Version
Without dialogue,  colour, 35mm, 5 min.
Production
Gerd Gockell, anigraf UG
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directed by
Gerd Gockell
Written by
Gerd Gockell
Editing
Gerd Gockell
Music
Stephan Meier, Dörte Siefert, Arnold Marinissen
Animation
Ute Heuer, Astrid Hagenguth
Compositing
Gerd Gockell

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