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The Magic Canvas

A study in movement, form & colour.
1948 | 10m | English

(36 votes)

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Popularity: 0.7 (history)

Director: John Halas
Writer: John Halas
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A powerfully graphic piece of animation that best expresses John Halas' own feelings about mans universal quest for freedom.
Release Date: Dec 30, 1948
Director: John Halas
Writer: John Halas
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Production Companies Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Jan 23, 2026
Entered: May 31, 2024
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Name Job
John Halas Writer, Director
Matyas Sieber Original Music Composer
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John Halas Producer
Joy Batchelor Producer
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Geronimo1967
7.0

The opening slide gives us an idea as to what is intended here - an abstract ballet depicted through shapes. Initially, these shapes are random, but they evolve into more recognisable and better defined ones: human, animal, vegetable - and much of the pace comes from an evocative score that accompan ... ies the simple but interesting animation. Firstly, a bird flying high, caught in a storm, exhausted but still migrating across land, desert and sea. It encounters an human before reverting back to the abstract and the ending. It's got a slightly evolutionary theme to it, I thought, as it finished pretty much where it starts. It's as enjoyable to listen to as it is to watch. Give it a go!

Apr 04, 2022