Pen Point Percussion

McLaren, Norman (film director.). McLaren, Norman (film producer.). Daly, Tom, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Ottawa), (film producer.).

Summary: An explanation of the processes used in the design of synthetic film sounds. The sounds are depicted on film as patterns of differing size and shape which, using photoelectric cells, are then transformed into sounds.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (5 min., 58 sec.) : sound, black and white
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2010.
Copyright: ♭1951

Content descriptions

General Note:	Also available:.Also available in the following video compilations: [IT]The Genius of Norman McLaren[RM[; <I>McLaren: Films About Norman McLaren & His Work</I>. Versions:.Presented with discussion in <I>Window on Canada No. 16</I>, title code: 106B 0154 143.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Norman McLaren ; producer, Norman McLaren, Tom Daly ; script, Donald Peters ; camera, Lorne C. Batchelor ; music, Louis Applebaum.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1951.
Target Audience Note:	15-17.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Honourable Mention - Category: Experimental Films, 1951
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).