Rime of the Ancient Mariner (film)

Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a 1975 film by director Ral daSilva. It is a photoanimatedlive action visualization of Samuel Taylor Coleridges poem of the same name, featuring a direct reading given by renowned British actor Sir Michael Redgrave. DaSilvas film has won multiple minor awards and recognitions and, according to DaSilva, has been said to effectively render the otherwisedifficult poem comprehensible by even the youngest of readers.

The Wikipedia article on photoanimation explains the technique used for this film. It is a time consuming, arduous procedure that includes the analysis and breakdown of the entire sound track and the planning of frame to frame exposure of all visual elements. Using the Oxberry master series animation stand the process took six months. The film took two years of production to complete.The film was entered into six international film festivals and won six prizes, five of which were in the firstplace category. ........

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