''Canon'' is a 1964

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animated short co-directed by

Norman McLaren William Norman McLaren, LL. D. (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish-Canadian animator, director and producer known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).Rosenthal, Alan. ''The new documentary in action: a caseb ...

and Grant Munro that offers a visual representation of the

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musical form through three animated segments. The soundtrack combines both a recorded classical score by

Eldon Rathburn Eldon Davis Rathburn (21 April 1916 – 31 August 2008) was a Canadian film composer who scored over 250 films during his thirty-year tenure as a staff composer at the National Film Board of Canada. Known as "the dean of Canadian film composers",< ...

and electronic sounds produced via

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. The film uses object animation as cubes moves in checkboards and it also use non-camera animation as only four peoples doing gestures.

Awards

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: First Prize, Best Animated Film, 1965 *

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: Bronze Peacock, Second Prize, 1965 *

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: Genie Award for Best Film, Arts and Experimental, 1965

References

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* * * 1964 films Animated films without speech National Film Board of Canada animated short films Animated films based on music Visual music Films directed by Norman McLaren Films scored by Eldon Rathburn Canadian animated short films Quebec films 1960s Canadian animated films 1964 animated short films {{Quebec-film-stub