Technical note:.Hand-drawn animation; Pixillation. Other:.English Program, Prairie Centre.

Director, Vonnie Von Helmolt, Alan Pakarnyk ; producer, Vonnie Von Helmolt, Michael Scott ; executive producer, Michael Scott ; photography, Andreas Poulsson, Drew Lawson ; animation camera, Svend-Erik Eriksen ; editing, Ken Rodeck ; sound editing, Ken Rodeck ; re-recording, Clive Perry ; animation, Alan Pakarnyk ; music, Randolph Peters.

Recorded 1985.

This animation film celebrates the creative process--its beauty, fury, and consequences. It is a highly stylized and impressionistic rendering; each scene corresponds to a step in the process. Black and white photographs, representing reality, are overlaid with animated colour drawings, representing fantasy. It illustrates the artist braving creative storms, indulging runaway imagination and learning, by trial and error, to take possession of his creative energy. Film without words.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).