Rainbow dance

An early experimental film using flat colour silhouettes of dancing figures, based on live photography. Made as a Post Office Savings Bank publicity film, Rainbow Dance’s original technique of colour reproduction, together with the later films “Kaleidoscope” and “Tusalava” foreshadowed some of Norman McLaren’s work.

Credits

Directed by
Len Lye
Written by
Len Lye
Cast
Rupert Doone
Produced by
Alberto Cavalcanti, Basil Wright
Cinematography
Jonah Jones
Music
Burton Lane

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q7284613 ↗ — year, creator, length, color, country, genre, credits