Starbreaker

Mackay, Bruce, (film director.). Kroitor, Roman, (film producer.). Kroitor, Roman, (film producer.). Verrall, Robert, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: Unique sound-generated visual effects and special effects using a blue screen, a rotoscope, pyrotechnics, computer graphics, and matte photography create a futuristic, space-fantasy drama for children. A boy and girl from a space-roving civilization of the distant future become trapped in the gravity web of a wizard, the sole inhabitant of a dead star. As the story evolves, the youngsters realize that the wizard, in his own way, is also a prisoner. A conflict between the protagonists leads to the wizard's discovery of music and harmony, which ultimately prove to be the keys that spring the trap.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (23 min., 25 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2016.
Copyright: ♭1984

Content descriptions

Restrictions on Access Note:	Available to subscribers only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Bruce Mackay ; script, Bruce Mackay ; producer, Roman Kroitor ; executive producer, Roman Kroitor, Robert Verrall ; photography, David De Volpi ; sound, Louis Hone ; music recording, Louis Hone ; editing, Roman Kroitor, Bruce Mackay ; sound editing, Andr ̌Galbrand, Denise McCormick ; re-recording, Jean-Pierre Joutel, Adrian Croll ; special effects design, Colin Low ; animation, Sidney Goldsmith ; music, Denise McCormick.
Participant or Performer Note:	Cast, Eric Goulem, Charlotte Laurier, Jack Van Evera.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1984.
Target Audience Note:	14-18.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).