The Solar Film Explained

Runtime:	9 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Budget:	$402,699

The Solar Film (also known as A Short Film on Solar Energy) ^[1] is a 1979 short film ^[2] by Elaine and Saul Bass^[3] and produced by Michael Britton.^[4] The film was financed through Redford's Wildwood Enterprises with 50-50 funding coming from Philanthropist Norton Simon and Warner Communications and a budget of $402,699.^[5]

Summary

This film takes a look at the short history of solar energy,^[6] what it is and how can it be used culturally and biologically.^{[7] [8]}

Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells was used in the film.^[9]

The film was commissioned by Robert Redford who also served as executive producer.^{[10] [11]}

Accolades

• 1980: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film^{[12] [13] [14]}

See also

• Why Man Creates, Saul Bass's 1968 Oscar-winning documentary short about creativity

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oddball Films: Better Call Saul - Saul Bass on Film - Thur. Mar. 10th - 8PM.
2. Web site: Solar Film (1979) - - Awards - AllMovie. AllMovie.
3. Web site: The Solar Film. MUBI.
4. Web site: Michael Britton. IMDb.
5. Book: Horak, Jan-Christopher. Saul Bass. 2014-10-15. University Press of Kentucky. 10.5810/kentucky/9780813147185.001.0001. 978-0-8131-4718-5.
6. Web site: Oddball Films: The Saul Bass Treatment - Fri. May 30 - 8PM.
7. Web site: The Solar Film (1980) Original Poster (23x31) at Amazon's Entertainment Collectibles Store. www.amazon.com.
8. https://archive.org/details/thesolarfilm_201705 Internet Archive
9. Web site: Directed by Saul Bass. 11 February 2012.
10. Web site: The Science of Creativity - The Solar Film. www.thescienceofcreativity.com.
11. Reassessing the Saul Bass and Alfred Hitchcock Collaboration. Pat. Kirkham. 31 August 2018. West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture. 18. 1. 50–85. 10.1086/659384. 10.1086/659384. 191494543.
12. Web site: ACADEMY AWARD : Solar Film, The. www.pyramidmedia.com.
13. Web site: Short Film Winners: 1980 Oscars. Oscars. 4 February 2016. YouTube.
14. https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1980 1980|Oscars.org