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201512 minGdoc-short

Dimensions

201512 minGdoc-short

A man conjures doors and furniture through simple actions, illustrating the concept of proportions in a playful and imaginative manner.

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Channel: NFB

Dimensions

2015• 12 minG

Synopsis

A man conjures doors and furniture through simple actions, illustrating the concept of proportions in a playful and imaginative manner.

Synopsis

This short film for kids offers a lesson in proportions in which simple actions achieve surprising results. A man wants a door in a wall. He draws a rectangle and, presto! There is an opening. In the same way, he conjures up furniture. If too high or too low, the raising or lowering of a finger puts everything right.

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