Khan Academy: Leopold Survage, "Colored Rhythm: Study for the Film"

Leopold Survage created a series called Colored Rhythm; he had this idea about making an abstract film this idea that survives himself said to throw off paintings last shackle and that is immobility, making painting move. He chose a very smooth paper for his drawings. He created these these beautiful watercolor washes one after another. He captured one of the primary qualities of cinema and that is light; they have a kind of glow a luminosity.