Tönendes ABC

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ABC in Sound

Tönendes ABC
László Moholy-Nagy
Animation and Musique concrète 2021
Experimental Film
Germany
1933
2 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

No sooner had optical sound been invented than it was used in other than the intended way. Geometric patterns, intertwined lines, facial profiles and letters instead of voice recordings and music – Moholy-Nagy imaginatively designs the optical soundtrack of the film. The photocell of the film projector then translates his “handwriting in sound” into electronic buzzes and beeps, along and beside the musical scale.

André Eckardt

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Director
László Moholy-Nagy