Pen Point Percussion

Directed by Norman McLaren · Starring Norman McLaren · 1951

Norman McLaren uses an oscilloscope to show what familiar sounds look like, how sound appears on a film's soundtrack, and how he creates synthetic music by drawing directly onto the film.

Animation pioneer Norman McLaren reveals how he makes music by drawing directly onto film, a fascinating peek at early synthetic sound.

Norman McLaren explains how he makes synthetic sound on film. With an oscilloscope he first demonstrates what familiar sounds look like on the screen; next, how sound shapes up on a film's sound track; and then what synt

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