NEW SENSATIONS IN SOUND
UNSEEN CINEMA
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1m 28s
Mary Ellen Bute's most compact abstract film energizes a jazzy advertising jingle [by Raymond Scott!] to promote RCA Victor's new stereo recordings! The barrage of visuals features a panoply of animated techniques among which eloquent oscilloscope patterns dance in complex synchronization to the music. — Bruce Posner
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