
Blinkity Blank
Directed by Norman McLaren
Produced by ONF | NFB
A kinetic, visually inventive experimental short that treats animation itself as a playful instrument, exploring perception through direct manipulation of film stock.
A playful exercise in intermittent animation and spasmodic imagery. Playing with the laws relating to persistence of vision and after-image on the retina of the eye, McLaren engraves pictures on blank film creating vivid, percussive effects.
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Questions people ask
Is Blinkity Blank scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is Blinkity Blank sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.
Is Blinkity Blank violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Does Blinkity Blank end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Blinkity Blank easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Like Blinkity Blank
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Blinkity Blank
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Blinkity Blank, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Blinkity Blank, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Blinkity Blank, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































