The Solar Film (also known as A Short Film on Solar Energy) [1] is a 1979 short film [2] by Elaine and Saul Bass[3] and produced by Michael Britton.[4] The film was financed through Redford's Wildwood Enterprises with 50-50 funding coming from Philanthropist Norton Simon and Warner Communications and a budget of $402,699.[5]
The Solar Film | |
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Directed by | |
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Running time | 9 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $402,699 |
Summary
editThis film takes a look at the short history of solar energy,[6] what it is and how can it be used culturally and biologically.[7][8]
Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells was used in the film.[9]
The film was commissioned by Robert Redford who also served as executive producer.[10][11]
Accolades
edit- 1980: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[12][13][14]
See also
edit- Why Man Creates, Saul Bass's 1968 Oscar-winning documentary short about creativity
References
edit- ^ "Oddball Films: Better Call Saul - Saul Bass on Film - Thur. Mar. 10th - 8PM".
- ^ "Solar Film (1979) - - Awards - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "The Solar Film". MUBI.
- ^ "Michael Britton". IMDb.
- ^ Horak, Jan-Christopher (2014-10-15). Saul Bass. University Press of Kentucky. doi:10.5810/kentucky/9780813147185.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-8131-4718-5.
- ^ "Oddball Films: The Saul Bass Treatment - Fri. May 30 - 8PM".
- ^ "The Solar Film (1980) Original Poster (23x31) at Amazon's Entertainment Collectibles Store". www.amazon.com.
- ^ Internet Archive
- ^ "Directed by Saul Bass". 11 February 2012.
- ^ "The Science of Creativity - The Solar Film". www.thescienceofcreativity.com.
- ^ Kirkham, Pat (31 August 2018). "Reassessing the Saul Bass and Alfred Hitchcock Collaboration". West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture. 18 (1): 50–85. doi:10.1086/659384. JSTOR 10.1086/659384. S2CID 191494543.
- ^ "ACADEMY AWARD : Solar Film, The". www.pyramidmedia.com.
- ^ Oscars (4 February 2016). "Short Film Winners: 1980 Oscars" – via YouTube.
- ^ 1980|Oscars.org
External links
edit- The Solar Film at IMDb
- The short film The Solar Film is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
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