Oskar Fischinger

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Oskar Fischinger

Directing June 22, 1900

Gelnhausen, Germany

Oskar Wilhelm Fischinger (22 June 1900 – 31 January 1967) was a German-American abstract animator, filmmaker, and painter, notable for creating abstract musical animation many dec…

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Pinocchio

Pinocchio

7.1 1940 Movie
Woman in the Moon

Woman in the Moon

7.2 1929 Movie
An Optical Poem

An Optical Poem

6.8 1938 Movie
Composition in Blue

Composition in Blue

6.7 1935 Movie
Motion Painting No. 1

Motion Painting No. 1

6.3 1947 Movie
Allegretto

Allegretto

6.4 1936 Movie
Spirals

Spirals

7.0 1926 Movie
Walking from Munich to Berlin

Walking from Munich to Berlin

6.8 1927 Movie
R-1

R-1

7.2 1927 Movie
Wax Experiments

Wax Experiments

6.8 1927 Movie
Study No. 6

Study No. 6

6.6 1930 Movie
Circles

Circles

6.4 1933 Movie

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Oskar Wilhelm Fischinger (22 June 1900 – 31 January 1967) was a German-American abstract animator, filmmaker, and painter, notable for creating abstract musical animation many decades before the appearance of computer graphics and music videos. He created special effects for Fritz Lang's 1929 Woman In The Moon, one of the first sci-fi rocket movies. He made over 50 short films, and painted around 800 canvases, many of which are in museums, galleries and collections worldwide. Among his film works is Motion Painting No. 1 (1947), which is now listed on the National Film Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Oskar Fischinger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2012
    Space Light Art

    Movie Director

  2. 2004
    The Contemplative Films of Oskar Fischinger

    Movie Director

  3. 1985
    California Images

    Movie Director

  4. 1955
    Oklahoma Gas

    Movie Director

  5. 1952
    Muntz TV Ad

    Movie Director

  6. 1947
    Motion Painting No. 1

    Movie Director

  7. 1947
    Absolute Film

    Movie Director

  8. 1946
    Concerto

    Movie Director

  9. 1945
    Mutoscope Reels

    Movie Director

  10. 1942
    Radio Dynamics

    Movie Director

  11. 1942
    Color Rhythm

    Movie Director

  12. 1941
    Organic Fragment

    Movie Director

  13. 1941
    An American March

    Movie Director

  14. 1940
    Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

    Movie Visual Development

  15. 1940
    Pinocchio

    Movie Visual Effects

  16. 1938
    An Optical Poem

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1936
    Allegretto

    Movie Director

  2. 1935
    Muratti privat

    Movie Director

  3. 1935
    Composition in Blue

    Movie Director

  4. 1934
    Swiss Trip (Rivers and Landscapes)

    Movie Director

  5. 1934
    Muratti Gets in the Act

    Movie Director

  6. 1934
    Squares

    Movie Director

  7. 1934
    Alle Kreise erfasst Tolirag

    Movie Director

  8. 1933
    Study No. 14

    Movie Director

  9. 1933
    Circles

    Movie Director

  10. 1933
    Study No. 13

    Movie Director

  11. 1932
    Study No. 12

    Movie Director

  12. 1932
    Study No. 11

    Movie Director

  13. 1932
    Sound Ornaments

    Movie Director

  14. 1932
    Study No. 10

    Movie Director

  15. 1932
    Coloratura

    Movie Director

  16. 1931
    Study No. 9

    Movie Director

  17. 1931
    Study No. 8

    Movie Director

  18. 1931
    Study No. 7

    Movie Director

  19. 1931
    Love Games

    Movie Director

  20. 1930
    Study No. 6

    Movie Director

  21. 1930
    Study No. 5

    Movie Director

  22. 1930
    Study No. 4

    Movie Director

  23. 1930
    Study No. 3

    Movie Director

  24. 1930
    Dancing Lines

    Movie Director