This short documentary profiles an imaginative inventor and craftsman who makes whimsical stringed instruments out of unlikely items. In his hands, shovels, rakes, baseball bats, and stop signs become beautiful and functional guitars, violins, banjos, and fiddles. After a near-death experience, retired machinist Lorne Collie embarked on his creative journey, and this heartening film offers a folksy, one-of-a-kind portrait of Collie's spirit and talent. Through weathered doc footage and hand-crafted animation, the film shows that Collie is having more fun than he’s had in a long time and feeling more than alive.
This short documentary profiles an imaginative inventor and craftsman who makes whimsical stringed instruments out of unlikely items. In his hands, shovels, rakes, baseball bats, and stop signs become beautiful and functional guitars, violins, banjos, and fiddles.
After a near-death experience, retired machinist Lorne Collie embarked on his creative journey, and this heartening film offers a folksy, one-of-a-kind portrait of Collie's spirit and talent. Through weathered doc footage and hand-crafted animation, the film shows that Collie is having more fun than he’s had in a long time and feeling more than alive.
Convient parfaitement aux cours et aux projets portant sur la musique, sur la créativité et sur le vieillissement.
Qu’est-ce qui vous inspire chez Lorne Collie? Réalisez des croquis d’instruments de musique imaginaires et expliquez-en le fonctionnement. Créez des instruments à partir de rebuts ou d’objets inutiles. Formez de petits groupes musicaux, composez une musique pour vos instruments et présentez un concert. Que nous apprend ce film au sujet de la musique et de l’ingéniosité humaine? Effectuez une recherche en ligne et trouvez d’autres exemples de machines conçues grâce au bricolage.