No. 2: Message From the Sun

Overview

Hand-painted 35 mm stock photographed in 16 mm, color, 2:15 or 10 min. Initially intended to be screened with and synchronized to Dizzy Gillespie's Algo Bueno. This film ""takes place either inside the sun or in... Switzerland"" according to Smith. To produce this film he used a technique that involved cutting stickers of the type used to reinforce the holes in 3-ring binder paper. These were applied to 16 mm movie film and used like a stencil. Layers of vaseline and paint were used to color each frame in this manner. The effect is hypnotic, psychedelic and is something like a visual music.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 24, 1947

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Director

Harry Smith

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0033965