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Notes on a Triangle

1966 4 min
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In this short animation film the triangle achieves the distinction of principal dancer in a geometric ballet. The triangle is shown splitting into some three hundred transformations, dividing and sub-dividing with grace and symmetry to the music of a waltz. The film's artist and animator is René Jodoin, whose credits include Dance Squared and several collaborations with Norman McLaren. Film without words.

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Notes on a Triangle

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In this short animation film the triangle achieves the distinction of principal dancer in a geometric ballet. The triangle is shown splitting into some three hundred transformations, dividing and sub-dividing with grace and symmetry to the music of a waltz. The film's artist and animator is René Jodoin, whose credits include Dance Squared and several collaborations with Norman McLaren. Film without words.

  • director
    René Jodoin
  • script
    René Jodoin
  • animation
    René Jodoin
  • music
    Maurice Blackburn
  • producer
    René Jodoin

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Education

Ages 9 to 12

Mathematics - Geometry

Notes on a Triangle
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