Mechanical Principles
1930 short film by Ralph Steiner
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Mechanical Principles is a 1930 experimental short film directed by Ralph Steiner.[1][2]
The short explores various mechanical concepts and principles through visual storytelling and cinematography.[3]
Description
Production
The film was shot partly at the Chicago Museum of Science.[6]
Reception
The film is considered to border "pure cinema".[7] Jan-Christopher Horak wrote that "Mechanical Principles reveals that for Steiner any aspect of the visual world can fuel a fascination with sight."[8] The film, part of the director's abstract trilogy, has been found "fascinating and more striking than Surf and Seaweed".[9]
