About the film: John MacFadyen
Scottish Screen Archive - National Library of Scotland
John MacFadyen
Year: 1970
The credits are written directly on the film stock, with sweeps of the paintbrush. The intersecting lines announce the theme: it is indeed a Scottish film in which the motifs humorously evoke the characteristic patterns of tartans and kilts. Blocks of colour are repeated vertically and horizontally forming a pattern of squares and lines.
The modern mood of the images contrasts with the heady music of the bagpipes. Gradually the lines move together to create small stylised people who perform a few traditional dance steps before disappearing.
Director: Margaret TAIT
Nationality: Scottish
Length: 3' 5"
Genre: animation
Sound: sound
Original elements: hand-coloured
Producer: Ancona Films
Composers: Orkney Strathspey, Reel Society
Original language: English
Nationality: Scottish
Length: 3' 5"
Genre: animation
Sound: sound
Original elements: hand-coloured
Producer: Ancona Films
Composers: Orkney Strathspey, Reel Society
Original language: English
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