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Oskar Fischinger (1900-1967)

Birthplace:
Gelnhausen, Germany

Born:
June 22, 1900

Died:
January 31, 1967

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.​

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Film Production

Animation:
1946  Concerto

Director:
1924  Münchener Bilderbogen: Pierette Nr. 1
1926  Spirals
1927  1920s Fragments and Wax Experiments
1927  R-1
1927  Silhouettes
1927  Spiritual Constructions
1927  Staffs
1927  Walking from Munich to Berlin
1927  Wax Experiments
1929  Study No. 1
1930  Dancing Lines
1930  Study No. 2
1930  Study No. 3
1930  Study No. 4
1930  Study No. 5
1930  Study No. 6
1931  Love Games
1931  Study No. 7
1931  Study No. 8
1931  Study No. 9
1932  Coloratura
1932  Sound Ornaments
1932  Study No. 10
1932  Study No. 11
1932  Study No. 12
1933  Circles
1933  Study No. 13
1933  Study No. 14
1934  Alle Kreise erfasst Tolirag
1934  Muratti Marches On
1934  Squares
1934  Swiss Trip (Rivers and Landscapes)
1935  Composition in Blue
1935  Muratti privat
1936  Allegretto
1938  An Optical Poem
1941  An American March
1941  Organic Fragment
1942  Color Rhythm
1942  Radio Dynamics
1945  Mutoscope Reels
1946  Concerto
1947  Absolute Film
1947  Motion Painting No. 1
2004  The Contemplative Films of Oskar Fischinger
2012  Space Light Art

Director of Photography:
1924  Münchener Bilderbogen: Pierette Nr. 1
1926  Spirals
1927  1920s Fragments and Wax Experiments
1927  R-1
1927  Silhouettes
1927  Spiritual Constructions
1927  Staffs
1927  Walking from Munich to Berlin
1927  Wax Experiments
1929  Study No. 1
1929  Woman in the Moon
1930  Dancing Lines
1930  Study No. 2
1930  Study No. 3
1930  Study No. 4
1930  Study No. 5
1930  Study No. 6
1931  Love Games
1931  Study No. 7
1931  Study No. 8
1931  Study No. 9
1932  Coloratura
1932  Sound Ornaments
1932  Study No. 10
1932  Study No. 11
1932  Study No. 12
1933  Circles
1933  Study No. 13
1933  Study No. 14
1934  Alle Kreise erfasst Tolirag
1934  Muratti Marches On
1934  Squares
1934  Swiss Trip (Rivers and Landscapes)
1935  Composition in Blue
1935  Muratti privat
1936  Allegretto
1938  An Optical Poem
1941  An American March
1941  Organic Fragment
1942  Color Rhythm
1942  Radio Dynamics
1945  Mutoscope Reels
1946  Concerto
1947  Absolute Film
1947  Motion Painting No. 1
2004  The Contemplative Films of Oskar Fischinger
2012  Space Light Art

Special Effects:
1924  Münchener Bilderbogen: Pierette Nr. 1
1926  Spirals
1927  1920s Fragments and Wax Experiments
1927  R-1
1927  Silhouettes
1927  Spiritual Constructions
1927  Staffs
1927  Walking from Munich to Berlin
1927  Wax Experiments
1929  Study No. 1
1929  Woman in the Moon
1930  Dancing Lines
1930  Study No. 2
1930  Study No. 3
1930  Study No. 4
1930  Study No. 5
1930  Study No. 6
1931  Love Games
1931  Study No. 7
1931  Study No. 8
1931  Study No. 9
1932  Coloratura
1932  Sound Ornaments
1932  Study No. 10
1932  Study No. 11
1932  Study No. 12
1933  Circles
1933  Study No. 13
1933  Study No. 14
1934  Alle Kreise erfasst Tolirag
1934  Muratti Marches On
1934  Squares
1934  Swiss Trip (Rivers and Landscapes)
1935  Composition in Blue
1935  Muratti privat
1936  Allegretto
1938  An Optical Poem
1941  An American March
1941  Organic Fragment
1942  Color Rhythm
1942  Radio Dynamics
1945  Mutoscope Reels
1946  Concerto
1947  Absolute Film
1947  Motion Painting No. 1
2004  The Contemplative Films of Oskar Fischinger
2012  Space Light Art

Visual Effects:
1924  Münchener Bilderbogen: Pierette Nr. 1
1926  Spirals
1927  1920s Fragments and Wax Experiments
1927  R-1
1927  Silhouettes
1927  Spiritual Constructions
1927  Staffs
1927  Walking from Munich to Berlin
1927  Wax Experiments
1929  Study No. 1
1929  Woman in the Moon
1930  Dancing Lines
1930  Study No. 2
1930  Study No. 3
1930  Study No. 4
1930  Study No. 5
1930  Study No. 6
1931  Love Games
1931  Study No. 7
1931  Study No. 8
1931  Study No. 9
1932  Coloratura
1932  Sound Ornaments
1932  Study No. 10
1932  Study No. 11
1932  Study No. 12
1933  Circles
1933  Study No. 13
1933  Study No. 14
1934  Alle Kreise erfasst Tolirag
1934  Muratti Marches On
1934  Squares
1934  Swiss Trip (Rivers and Landscapes)
1935  Composition in Blue
1935  Muratti privat
1936  Allegretto
1938  An Optical Poem
1940  Pinocchio
1941  An American March
1941  Organic Fragment
1942  Color Rhythm
1942  Radio Dynamics
1945  Mutoscope Reels
1946  Concerto
1947  Absolute Film
1947  Motion Painting No. 1
2004  The Contemplative Films of Oskar Fischinger
2012  Space Light Art

Writer:
1924  Münchener Bilderbogen: Pierette Nr. 1
1926  Spirals
1927  1920s Fragments and Wax Experiments
1927  R-1
1927  Silhouettes
1927  Spiritual Constructions
1927  Staffs
1927  Walking from Munich to Berlin
1927  Wax Experiments
1929  Study No. 1
1929  Woman in the Moon
1930  Dancing Lines
1930  Study No. 2
1930  Study No. 3
1930  Study No. 4
1930  Study No. 5
1930  Study No. 6
1931  Love Games
1931  Study No. 7
1931  Study No. 8
1931  Study No. 9
1932  Coloratura
1932  Sound Ornaments
1932  Study No. 10
1932  Study No. 11
1932  Study No. 12
1933  Circles
1933  Study No. 13
1933  Study No. 14
1934  Alle Kreise erfasst Tolirag
1934  Muratti Marches On
1934  Squares
1934  Swiss Trip (Rivers and Landscapes)
1935  Composition in Blue
1935  Muratti privat
1936  Allegretto
1938  An Optical Poem
1940  Pinocchio
1941  An American March
1941  Organic Fragment
1942  Color Rhythm
1942  Radio Dynamics
1945  Mutoscope Reels
1946  Concerto
1947  Absolute Film
1947  Motion Painting No. 1
2004  The Contemplative Films of Oskar Fischinger
2012  Space Light Art

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