Freight Yard Symphony (1963) | UCLA restoration

Year Published: 1963

Description:

Freight Yard Symphony (1963)
The Motion Picture Division, Department of Theater Arts, U.C.L.A. An Animation Workshop Film. Director: Robert Abel. Story and Design: Robert Abel. Music: Victor Feldman.

This early UCLA student film by noted visual effects pioneer Robert Abel (1937-2001) employs a mixed media approach to distill the kinetic energy of an industrial train depot into bold graphic elements. With a jazz score, Piet Mondrian-inspired lines and Oskar Fischinger-style movement, the highly accomplished animated short evokes the modernist works of Saul Bass and Ray and Charles Eames.

Visit our blog to learn more about Robert Abel and his work: ucla.in/36IVL4x

Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive with funding provided by the National Film Preservation Foundation. Laboratory services by FotoKem, Audio Mechanics, Simon Daniel Sound, and DJ Audio, Inc. Restored from 16mm original A/B positives, 16mm mag track and 16mm print.

Complete Record: Freight Yard Symphony (1963) The Motion Picture Division, Department of Theater Arts, U.C.L.A. An Animation Workshop Film. Director: Robert Abel. Story and Design: Robert Abel. Music: Victor Feldman. This early UCLA student film by noted visual effects pioneer Robert Abel (1937-2001) employs a mixed media approach to distill the kinetic energy of an industrial train depot into bold graphic elements. With a jazz score, Piet Mondrian-inspired lines and Oskar Fischinger-style movement, the highly accomplished animated short evokes the modernist works of Saul Bass and Ray and Charles Eames. Visit our blog to learn more about Robert Abel and his work: ucla.in/36IVL4x Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive with funding provided by the National Film Preservation Foundation. Laboratory services by FotoKem, Audio Mechanics, Simon Daniel Sound, and DJ Audio, Inc. Restored from 16mm original A/B positives, 16mm mag track and 16mm print.