Synchromy No. 2

1936 Animation Directed by Ted Nemeth

About Synchromy No. 2

Mary Ellen Bute and Ted Nemeth's abstract short is set to the Evening Star aria from Wagner's Tannhäuser. A statue of Venus stands for the star.

Cast & crew

More about Synchromy No. 2

Wikidata credits Bute and Nemeth as directors, Nemeth as cinematographer and producer, and the musical source as To an Evening Star. The catalog year is 1936 and the country is the United States. No running time is listed.

Themes

  • an abstract image for an aria
  • Venus as the evening star
  • Wagner
  • Evening Star
  • Tannhäuser
  • Venus

Look

Ted Nemeth is the cinematographer on Wikidata.

Music

The picture is synchronized to the Evening Star aria from Tannhäuser. Wikidata lists the work To an Evening Star as the source.

Notes

  • The catalog names only Ted Nemeth as director. Wikidata adds Mary Ellen Bute.
  • The catalog is the source for the Venus statue and the Tannhäuser aria.
  • Wikidata classes the short as an experimental absolute film.

Influenced by

  • Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser