Oskar Fischinger
German-American abstract animator, filmmaker, and painter (1900-1967)
Oskar Wilhelm Fischinger 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 films, and influenced Disney's Fantasia. He made over 50 short films and painted around 800 canvases, many of which are in museums, galleries, and collections worldwide. Among his film works is Motion Painting No. 1 (1947), which is now listed on the National Film Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 8 films (1926–1947) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 8 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Spirals | [film by] Oskar Fischinger. | 3 | 16mm | B&W | silent |
| 1927 | R1 | formspiel von Oskar Fischinger. | 5 | 16mm | Color & B&W | silent |
| 1931 | Liebesspiel | : a song without music / by Oskar Fischinger. | 3 | 16mm | B&W | silent |
| 1933 | Alle Kreise erfasst Tolirag | [Tolirag ; filmmaker, Oskar Fischinger]. | 1 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1934 | Komposition in Blau | Oskar Fischinger | 4 | 16mm | Color | |
| 1934 | Muratti Greift Ein | Pyramid Film & Video | 16mm | sound | ||
| 1942 | Radio Dynamics | Oskar Fischinger | 6 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1947 | Motion painting #1 | filmmaker, Oskar Fischinger. | 16mm | Color |