CNote (film)
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cNote is a 2004 National Film Board of Canada
animated short by Christopher Hinton
, which received the Genie Award for Best Animated Short
at the 26th Genie Awards
. In this visual music
short, Hinton animates to an original modern classical composition by Montreal
-based composer Michael Oesterle
.
Influenced by Futurism
and Abstract expressionism
, the film was computer animated and represented a departure for Hinton, who generally prefers to use traditional animation
techniques.
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
animated short by Christopher Hinton
Christopher Hinton (animator)
Christopher Hinton is a Canadian film animator and professor, living in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has been twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, in 1991 for the National Film Board of Canada animated short Blackfly and in 2003 for his independently made short...
, which received the Genie Award for Best Animated Short
Genie Award for Best Animated Short
The Genie Award for Best Animated Short is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian animated short film.-7th Genie Awards:* Michael Scott, Richard Condie, The Big Snit* Ishu Patel, Paradise/Paradis...
at the 26th Genie Awards
26th Genie Awards
The 26th Genie Awards were held on March 13, 2006 to honour films released in 2005. The ceremony was held at the Carlu theatre in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by Lisa Ray and Terry David Mulligan.-Best Picture:...
. In this visual music
Visual music
Visual music, sometimes called "colour music," refers to the use of musical structures in visual imagery, which can also include silent films or silent Lumia work. It also refers to methods or devices which can translate sounds or music into a related visual presentation...
short, Hinton animates to an original modern classical composition by Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
-based composer Michael Oesterle
Michael Oesterle
Michael Oesterle is a Canadian composer currently living in Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, Canada. His pieces are written in the contemporary classical genre....
.
Influenced by Futurism
Futurism
Futurism was an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century.Futurism or futurist may refer to:* Afrofuturism, an African-American and African diaspora subculture* Cubo-Futurism* Ego-Futurism...
and Abstract expressionism
Abstract expressionism
Abstract expressionism was an American post–World War II art movement. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve worldwide influence and put New York City at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by Paris...
, the film was computer animated and represented a departure for Hinton, who generally prefers to use traditional animation
Traditional animation
Traditional animation, is an animation technique where each frame is drawn by hand...
techniques.