Cameras Take Five
| Cameras Take Five | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Steven Woloshen |
| Written by | Steven Woloshen |
| Produced by | Steven Woloshen |
| Music by | Dave Brubeck |
| Animation by | Steven Woloshen |
| Distributed by | Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre |
Release date |
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Running time | 3 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
Cameras Take Five is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Steven Woloshen and released in 2003.[1] The film is a scratch film comprising abstract improvisational line drawings set to the tune of the jazz standard "Take Five".[2]
The film premiered on February 20, 2003, at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois as the preview in front of Bernar Hébert's feature film The Favourite Game, the first time non-francophone films had ever been selected to open the festival.[1]
Gregory Singer of Animation World Network wrote that the film "is the popping peekaboo pizzazz of dots, a firework display, a miniature maelstrom of color. Lines extending, collapsing, tumbling, folding, curling. Greens and purples. At times, it looks like holes are burned directly into the emulsion."[3]
It was included in the 2003 Animation Show of Shows, and was later selected for inclusion on the first DVD release of the best films from the Show of Shows program.[4] In 2006 it was included in the National Film Board of Canada's Volatile Materials, a DVD set of short films exploring the relationship between film and music, alongside films by Theodore Ushev, Anne-Marie Sirois, David Rimmer, Karl Lemieux, and Christopher Hinton.
In 2017 it was included in the Toronto International Film Festival's Canada On Screen program of significant films from throughout Canadian history.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b John Griffin, "Rendez-vous du cinema breaks out in English: Anglo films open event for first time". Montreal Gazette, February 15, 2003.
- ^ Maureen Furniss, The Animation Bible: A Guide to Everything - from Flipbooks to Flash. Laurence King Publishing, 2008. ISBN 9781856695503. p. 145.
- ^ Gregory Singer, "Fresh from the Festivals: August 2003’s Film Reviews" Archived 2023-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. Animation World Network, August 27, 2003.
- ^ Sammy Perlmutter, "Off the Beaten Path" Archived 2023-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. The Cornell Daily Sun, February 5, 2008.
- ^ "MomenTO: Canada on Screen" Archived 2023-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. BlogTO, August 11, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Cameras Take Five on Vimeo, posted by Steven Woloshen
- Cameras Take Five at IMDb
- Cameras Take Five at the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre
- Watch Cameras Take Five at Light Cone
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