The number of strokes to the inch controls the pitch of the note: the more, the higher the pitch; the fewer, the lower the pitch, the size of the stroke controls the loudness... the tone quality is the most difficult element to control, it is made by the shape of the strokes.
More Quotes from Norman McLaren:
And so my militant philosophy is this: to make with a brush on canvas is a simple direct delight-to make with the movie is the same.Norman McLaren
So people will come along and do new things and sometimes return to the spirit of an earlier age.
Norman McLaren
By drawing or exposing two or more patterns on the same bit of film I can create harmony and textual effects.
Norman McLaren
Take a film of Jacques Tati like Mon Oncle which has something quite new - for me, unique - in it.
Norman McLaren
I don't know whether it ever comes back to the same thing; it does return to the spirit of a previous period in some way, but it's different, it's new.
Norman McLaren
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Quality QuotesBased on Keywords: loudness, stroke, strokes
We gain nothing by being with such as ourselves. We encourage one another in mediocrity. I am always longing to be with men more excellent than myself.
Charles Lamb
I've always struggled so much just to appreciate myself.
Chaka Khan