Graphic Variations on Telidon

Graphic Variations on Telidon

1979 · 8 min · ★ 8.0 · Animation

"In an effort to explore the flexibility of Telidon, Canada's videotex system, Pierre Moretti, animation artist from the National Film Board, used, in the graphic mode, the geometric figures which form the basis for Telidon's picture description instructions. Thus he created this short animated film."

Directed by Pierre Moretti

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