Norman mclaren and evelyn lambert have painted directly on film, restless lines that take momentary shapes and catapult into other forms as they interpret jazz music played by the oscar peterson. Neighbours is hilarious, but disturbing since it shows how ridiculous fighting can be like in wars. Begone dull care however, one of the first things youll notice and that you can see in this articles screen captures is the underscan or lesser resolution, with the inevitable windowboxing. When i started a series of randomised film analyses, an exercise which i have really enjoyed, i tended to use it as a counterpoint to the longer. Named after a boogiewoogie norman mclaren film, begone is markedly lighter fare than jeremy greenspan and matt didemuss previous work. In the still other sections, painting with a full brush of wet dye was applied as the films moved through the gate of a moviola, the brush being moved to and fro, up. Another aspect of begone dull care that slightly contrasts junior boys previous releases is greenspans vocal delivery. The album was released on march 24, 2009 in canada and on april 7, 2009 in the united states. According to masters of cinema, it must be an attempt of compensating the tendency of certain tv sets to overscan the image. A synthesis of animation and jazz in begone dull care erudit. The handpainted works like begone dull care, stars and stripes, and fiddlededee are visual delights.
The album is named for begone dull care, a short film by national film board animator norman mclaren inspired by the music of canadian jazz pianist oscar peterson, which influenced the. Norman mclarens begone dull care 1949 is probably my alltime favorite animated short with a jazz score. Leonard maltins animation favorites from the national film. Films like lyes colour box and free radicals or mclaren and evelyn lambarts begone dull care are superb masterpieces that one can see over and over, and remember fondly. Mclarens animated films are landmarks in the history of cinema and have been celebrated around the world, winning an oscar neighbours, a palme dor in the short film category at cannes blinkity blank, a berlin silver bear rythmetic, a berlin silver plaque begone dull care, and several baftas blinkity blank, a chairy tale and pas. But even though she is credited as a full cocreator of the visuals in begone. This film avoids tying the music to any kind of representational imagery, using shapes and color to illustrate the music of o. Begone dull care 2015, paul johnsons reimagining of the 1949 nfb short by norman mclaren, evelyn lambart, and the oscar peterson trio is ready for release. The film gives warmth and movement to compositions resembling a constantly morphing jackson pollock painting, yet never fails to remind us of its very. The album was released on march 24 in canada and april 7 in the united states. Mar 07, 2009 i was inspired to make neighbours by a stay of almost a year in the peoples republic of china. Film notes a spirited, riotous eightminute duet between jazz pianist oscar peterson and canadas premier animator doodling and splashing an abstract extravaganza in order to keep up with him.
Using drawn on film animation, mclaren and lambart paint and scratch directly onto film stock to create a visual music presentation of oscar petersons jazz music. A visual interpretation of the jazz music of the oscar peterson trio, represented in a series of abstract lines and shapes, hand painted directly onto the film. Its difficult to say why or how begone dull care could be disappointingjunior boys trademark sound, still singular in 2009, permeates. Long time hast thou been tarrying here and fain thou wouldst me kill, but, i faith, dull care, thou never shalt have thy will.
This is the first national film board of canada short i ever saw, and it. Scratch on film workshop the scratch on film workshop allows you to scratch, draw and paint freeform images directly onto film frames, a technique mclaren made famous through inspired films like blinkity blank and begone dull care. Begone dull care is a visual music animated film directed by norman mclaren and evelyn lambart. But sadly, begone dull care is too dull to care much about, which is a shame for such a talented band. For me, it is hard to imagine a more satisfying jazz film in this case, a marriage of handpainted improvisations to the piano. The canadian electronic music duo junior boys named their 2009 album begone dull care for the film, which was reported to have influenced its conception and creation. Norman mclaren and evelyn lambert have painted directly on film, restless lines. In this extraordinary short animation, evelyn lambart and norman mclaren painted colours, shapes, and transformations directly on to their filmstrip. When one makes a film, say an auteur director, everything about the film tends to point in. The film is produced by the national film board of canada. You will need to prevent autoupdating of firefox 52. Films like lyes colour box and free radicals or mclaren and evelyn lambarts begone dull care are superb masterpieces that one can see over and over, and remember. Abstract images drawn directly onto the film are accompanied by three pieces of jazz music. Apr 04, 2009 f or pretend dance music, junior boyss third album, begone dull care, has a few moves up its inseamjaunty, angular, overly considered moves, but moves nonetheless.
The music to the short is provided by the oscar peterson trio. The present arrangement for two flutes is taken from blakes young flutists magazine, which was published in philadelphia in 1833. Too much care will make a young man turn grey, and too much care will turn an old man to clay. Watch begone dull care, the canadian animated film by evelyn. Begone dull care, folk song recording details and tracks. Begone, dull care black eyed susan chesapeke and shanon dear harp of my country crink to me onliy with thine eyes the girl i left behind me in the garb of old gaul john browns body the miller of dee the minstrel boy my bonny oft in the stilly night sally in our ally song of the western men tak your auld cloak about ye the winter it is past the year. I was inspired to make neighbours by a stay of almost a year in the peoples republic of china.
Phoenix wright is an emergency room nurse, and miles edgeworth is having a really bad night. Abstract images drawn directly onto the film are accompanied by three pieces of jazz performed by the oscar peterson trio. In this extraordinary short animation, evelyn lambart and norman mclaren painted colours, shapes, and transformations directly on to their. Plus, the tradition of direct abstract film continues. In begone dull care caprice en couleur he brought all of his techniques together in a. The film gives warmth and movement to compositions resembling a constantly morphing jackson pollock painting. This is the first national film board of canada short i ever saw, and it remains my favorite. The film gives warmth and movement to compositions resembling a constantly morphing jackson pollock painting, yet. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Norman mclaren, cc cq 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. Long time hast thou been tarrying here and fain thou wouldst me kill. He was a pioneer in a number of areas of animation and filmmaking, including handdrawn animation, drawnonfilm animation, visual music, abstract film, pixilation and. Overview of begone dull care, 1949, directed by norman mclaren, with at turner classic movies. The jury for this international competition received 93 submissions49.
Begone, dull care and i prithee be gone from me begone, dull care, you and i. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Perhaps a result of the familiar formula losing its luster, or a relative lack of emotional heft, the sixminute songs on begone dull care overplay ideas and overstay their welcome. Richard reeves had made five short works before the current linear dreams. Begone dull care 2015 is paul johnsons reimagining of the original 1949 nfb short by norman mclaren, evelyn lambart, and the. Perhaps his best and most respected abstraction, begone dull care 1949 is a frameless, painted ribbonfilm that plays like a brakhage film reconstituted for kids, with plenty of geometrics and visual echoes, its ocular acrobatics carefully choreographed.
Begone dull care 8m 1s directed by norman mclaren and evelyn lambart 1949 canada. He has always been masked behind a nearwhisper and a substantial amount of reverb, an aspect that some call complimentary to junior boys style and others call an attempt to hide a weakness. Begone, dull care black eyed susan chesapeke and shanon dear harp of my country crink to me onliy with thine eyes the girl i left behind me in the garb of old gaul john browns body the miller of dee the minstrel boy my bonny oft in the stilly night sally in our ally song of the western men tak your auld cloak about ye the winter it is past. Perhaps his best and most respected abstraction, begone dull care 1949 is a frameless, painted ribbonfilm that plays like a brakhage film reconstituted for kids, with plenty of geometrics and visual echoes, its ocular acrobatics carefully choreographed instead of spontaneous and expressive.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Its evident the care that the nfb has put in the edition of nmtme. Begone dull care norman mclaren and evelyn lambart, 1951 if a jazz combo hired stan brakhage to direct their music video, the result might look something like begone dull care. Begone dull care is the third studio album by canadian electronic music group junior boys. Mar 26, 2009 although begone dull care might not be the watershed release that its predecessor so this is goodbye was, its going to make an impact. All of these techniques require a complete and unerring mastery of craft of. Begone dull care is a 1949 visual music animated film directed by norman mclaren and evelyn lambart using drawnon film animation, mclaren and lambart paint and scratch directly onto film stock to create a visual representation of oscar petersons jazz music. If your browser is not supported, download firefox 52 to play unity web games. Begone dull care in collaboration with evelyn lambart is one of master animator norman mclarens better known works. Norman mcclaren is one of the most awarded filmmakers in the history of canadian cinema, and a pioneer in both. A spirited, riotous eightminute duet between jazz pianist oscar peterson and canadas premier animator doodling and splashing an abstract extravaganza in order to keep up with him. In begone dull care, mclaren adds complexity to lyes compositions, emphasising soundvisual synchronisation and generating depth on his mobile canvas. The liveaction films are often funny, but often beautiful.
Dull care with mclaren, many writings on the film emphasize. But in faith, dull care, thou never shalt have thy will. Begone dull care the phrase organized chaos comes to mind. Begone dull care danubia discs 2008 dd006 songs and instrumental music from jane austens house in chawton. Jun 04, 2015 in this extraordinary short animation, evelyn lambart and norman mclaren painted colours, shapes, and transformations directly on to their filmstrip. Begone dull care shines with his masterful use of scratching and painting on film stock. Picasso and braque conceive of an abstract film 1912.
There was a sealed bottle of water and a muffin wrapped in cling film on his tray. Mclarens begone dull care 1949 lapis james whitney 1966 gyorgy ligeti atmospheres. At the 1st berlin international film festival it won the silver medal culture films and documentaries award. Mclaren used such manipulations of celluloid, pioneered in experimental film by len lye 2, at the glasgow school of fine arts in the early 1930s, helping to account for the films striking similarities to lyes a colour box 1935. At first, these songs seem to lack distinction from one another, but the duos painstaking attention to detail and nuance traits. Apr 07, 2009 though each track is crafted well enough, begone dull care is simply less compelling than their prior albums, especially debut last exit. Technical notes on begone dull care 1949 national film. This one, begone dull care, was done by norman mclaren and evelyn lambart with the abstract paint done directly on film. Set to the buoyant bebop of the oscar peterson trio, evelyn lambart and norman mclarens zippy animated short is one of the purest marriages of music and image in. The result is a vivid interpretation, in fluid lines and color, of jazz music played by the oscar peterson. Find recording details and track inforamtion for begone dull care, folk song english traditional on allmusic. F or pretend dance music, junior boyss third album, begone dull care, has a few moves up its inseamjaunty, angular, overly considered moves, but moves nonetheless. Taking its title and inspiration from a collaboration between animatorfilmmaker norman mclaren and jazz pianist oscar peterson, begone dull care is, at once, the most upbeat and subtle album from junior boys yet.
This article needs an image preferably free related to the subject, such as a picture of the set or a film poster. I really enjoyed the jazz music and how the rhythm and tempo seemed to give the images limitations, which liberated the multitude of images by giving them a defined aural path to follow. Then, in london in 1936, he saw len lyes revolutionary handpaintedonfilm colour box. Every digipack has its individual cover, and opens in a triptych with the table of contents in english and french and the dvd, also illustrated individually. Using drawnon film animation, mclaren and lambart paint and scratch directly onto film stock to create a visual representation of oscar peterson s jazz music. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of begone dull care, folk song on allmusic.
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