Oskar Fischinger - Filmography by CVM

CVM's Oskar Fischinger pages: Selected Filmography

CVM owns and manages the films of Oskar Fischinger

Full filmography in progress

Wax Experiments. 1921-26, b/w and tinted, silent. Excerpt from some of the Wax experiments (restored by CVM from nitrate) is on our vimeo channel..

Staffs experiments, 1923-27. B/w and tinted, silent. Some have been restored from the original nitrates by CVM.

Pierrette. 1924-26, b/w, silent, unfinished, length unknown (this film is on our Oskar Fischinger: Visual Music DVD). excerpt on our vimeo channel.

Spirals. c. 1926, b/w, silent (this film is on the Oskar Fischinger: Ten Films DVD). Restored by CVM from nitrate, excerpt on our vimeo channel.

Raumlichtkunst series, c. 1926. Multiple projector cinema performances. Reconstructed in 2012 by CVM, from 35mm 1920s nitrates. More info here.

Spiritual Constructions. c. 1927, b/w, silent (this film is on the Oskar Fischinger: Ten Films DVD)

Walking from Munich to Berlin. 1927, b/w, silent. Excerpt on our vimeo channel (this film is on the Oskar Fischinger: Ten Films DVD)

Studie nr 1, c. 1929, b/w, length unknown, likely accompanied by live organ music in theatres.

Studie nr 2, c. 1930, b/w, 2 min., originally synchronized to sound on gramophone record, "Vaya Veronika" (this film is on CVM's Oskar Fischinger: Visual Music DVD)

Studie nr 3,1930, b/w, 4 min., originally synchronized to sound on gramophone record, "Vinka" by Will Coste

Studie nr 4, 1930, b/w, length unknown (lost). possibly synchronized to sound on gramophone record

Studie nr 5 (Study no. 5), 1930, b/w, sound. Restored by CVM from original nitrates, with support from EYE Filmmuseum (this film is on CVM's Oskar Fischinger: Visual Music DVD)

Studie nr 6, 1930, b/w, sound, 2 min (this film is on CVM's Oskar Fischinger: Ten Films DVD)

Studie nr 7 (Study no. 7), 1931, b/w, sound. Restored by CVM (this film is on CVM's Oskar Fischinger: Ten Films DVD), excerpt on our vimeo channel. Restored by CVM from original nitrates.

Studie nr. 8 (Study no. 8), 1931, b/w, sound (this film is on our Oskar Fischinger: Visual Music DVD), excerpt on our vimeo channel.

Studies 9 - 13, 1931-33, all b/w except 11A, sound. Studies Nr. 9 and 12 credited as "School of Oskar Fischinger, drawn by Hans." Studies Nr. 11 and 13 are unfinished.

Koloraturen (Coloratura),. 1932, b/w, sound (this film is on our Oskar Fischinger: Visual Music DVD)

Ornament Sound experiments , c. 1931, b/w, sound (some of these experiments are on our VOD vimeo channel)

Liebbespiel,. c. 1932, lost.

Kreise (Circles), 1933-34, Gaspar Color, sound. Two versions, ad film and abstract version. (the ad film version is on the Oskar Fischinger: Ten Films DVD), excerpt on our vimeo channel.

Squares, 1934, Gaspar Color, silent (unfinished). Restored by CVM from nitrate. A 2012 reconstruction is on our Oskar Fischinger: Visual Music DVD.

Muratti greift Ein (Muratti Marches On), 1934, Gaspar Color, sound (this film is on our Oskar Fischinger: Visual Music DVD), Excerpt on our vimeo channel.
Meluka cigarettes ad, 1934, color, sound

Swiss Trip (Rivers and Landscapes), 1934, b/w, sound (this film is on our Oskar Fischinger: Visual Music DVD)

Euthymol toothpaste ad, 1935, Gaspar Color, sound. There have been 2 unsuccessful attempts to recreate this film without a guide; we are pleased to have located an original copy.

Muratti Privat cigarettes ad, 1935, b/w, sound

Borg, Fiesta and other ads, 1935, color, sound

Komposition in Blau (Composition in Blue), 1935, Gaspar Color, sound (this film is on our Oskar Fischinger: Visual Music DVD). Excerpt on our vimeo channel. This is the last film made by Fischinger in Berlin. The copy on our DVD is scanned from Fischinger's own nitrate print in our archive.
An Optical Poem, 1937, Technicolor, sound, made for MGM. All versions on youtube are faded, many are stretched and distorted.

An American March, 1941, color, sound (this film is on our Oskar Fischinger: Visual Music DVD)
Radio Dynamics, 1942, color, silent (this film is on the Oskar Fischinger: Ten Films DVD), excerpt on our vimeo channel. Restored by CVM.

Allegretto, 1936-43, color, sound (this film is on the Oskar Fischinger: Ten Films DVD). Restored by CVM.
Motion Painting no 1 (aka Motion Painting I), 1947, Technicolor, sound (this film is on the Oskar Fischinger: Ten Films DVD)
Stereo Film test, 1952, color, silent
Muntz TV ad, 1952, b/w, sound

Okahoma Gas ad, 1952, b/w, sound
Sugar Pops ad, unfinished, 1950s, b/w, sound

Pure Oil ad, unfinished, 1950s, b/w, sound

[Later Motion Painting 2 and 3 tests], fragments, 1957-60, color, silent. 16mm and 35mm.

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