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Oskar Fischinger

Oskar Fischinger

DirectorVisual EffectsCinematographerCrewWriter Jun 22 (died age 66) Gelnhausen, Germany 1924–2012 (88 year career)
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Biography

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 work…

Known For

Pinocchio
Film

Pinocchio

Visual Effects
Woman in the Moon
Film

Woman in the Moon

Director of Photography
An Optical Poem
Film

An Optical Poem

Director
Composition in Blue
Film

Composition in Blue

Director
Motion Painting No. 1
Film

Motion Painting No. 1

Director
Allegretto
Film

Allegretto

Director
Spirals
Film

Spirals

Director
Walking from Munich to Berlin
Film

Walking from Munich to Berlin

Director

Filmography

Crew (51)

Movies (51)

Space Light Art

Space Light Art

2012

Director

The Contemplative Films of Oskar Fischinger

The Contemplative Films of Oskar Fischinger

2004

Director

California Images

California Images

1985

Director

Oklahoma Gas

Oklahoma Gas

1955

Director

Muntz TV Ad

Muntz TV Ad

1952

Director

Motion Painting No. 1

Motion Painting No. 1

1947

Director

6.1
Absolute Film

Absolute Film

1947

Director

Concerto

Concerto

1946

Director

Mutoscope Reels

Mutoscope Reels

1945

Director

6.0
Color Rhythm

Color Rhythm

1942

Director

4.2
Radio Dynamics

Radio Dynamics

1942

Director

8.2
Organic Fragment

Organic Fragment

1941

Director

An American March

An American March

1941

Director

5.8
Pinocchio

Pinocchio

1940

Visual Effects

7.1
An Optical Poem

An Optical Poem

1938

Director

6.7
Allegretto

Allegretto

1936

Director

6.6
Composition in Blue

Composition in Blue

1935

Director

6.5
Muratti privat

Muratti privat

1935

Director

Alle Kreise erfasst Tolirag

Alle Kreise erfasst Tolirag

1934

Director

Swiss Trip (Rivers and Landscapes)

Swiss Trip (Rivers and Landscapes)

1934

Director

Squares

Squares

1934

Director

Muratti Gets in the Act

Muratti Gets in the Act

1934

Director

Circles

Circles

1933

Director

6.1
Study No. 14

Study No. 14

1933

Director

Study No. 13

Study No. 13

1933

Director

Study No. 10

Study No. 10

1932

Director

Sound Ornaments

Sound Ornaments

1932

Director

Study No. 12

Study No. 12

1932

Director

6.5
Coloratura

Coloratura

1932

Director

Study No. 11

Study No. 11

1932

Director

Study No. 8

Study No. 8

1931

Director

7.0
Study No. 7

Study No. 7

1931

Director

6.3
Love Games

Love Games

1931

Director

8.0
Study No. 9

Study No. 9

1931

Director

5.8
Study No. 5

Study No. 5

1930

Director

Dancing Lines

Dancing Lines

1930

Director

Study No. 4

Study No. 4

1930

Director

Study No. 6

Study No. 6

1930

Director

6.4
Study No. 3

Study No. 3

1930

Director

Woman in the Moon

Woman in the Moon

1929

Director of Photography

7.2
Woman in the Moon

Woman in the Moon

1929

Special Effects

7.2
Study No. 1

Study No. 1

1929

Director

Wax Experiments

Wax Experiments

1927

Director

6.7
Walking from Munich to Berlin

Walking from Munich to Berlin

1927

Director

6.6
1920s Fragments and Wax Experiments

1920s Fragments and Wax Experiments

1927

Director

R-1

R-1

1927

Director

7.6
Spiritual Constructions

Spiritual Constructions

1927

Director

6.7
Staffs

Staffs

1927

Director

Silhouettes

Silhouettes

1927

Writer

Spirals

Spirals

1926

Director

6.9
Münchener Bilderbogen: Pierette Nr. 1

Münchener Bilderbogen: Pierette Nr. 1

1924

Director