Auroratone films were produced by the Auroratone Foundation of America Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The films showed crystal-like abstract color patterns that changed and blended with each other. The patterns were produced by using crystallizing chemicals and polarized light, which were then synchronized to a variety of recorded musical tracks. The process was developed by English psychologist and scientist Cecil Stokes, who was the founder and technical director of the company. Stokes was issued patent 2292172 on August 4, 1942, for “Process and Apparatus for Producing Musical Rhythm in Color”.
The films were combined into a thirty-minute-long color movie entitled Music In Color. The first films were presented to the public in 1940 in San Diego and were then shown at various theaters in the United States and Canada.
Kenneth Anger’s 1954 classic The Inauguration of Pleasure Dome long became a cult classic inspired by Aleister Crowley Magic and Samuel Colerdige’s ‘Khubla Khan.’
Nothing can hide the amazing genius of Busby Berkeley, the legendary 1930s movie director choreograph who created unbelievable kaleidoscopic forms all created by human dancers. (Below a backup YouTube version in lower quality for those having difficulty with Facebook videos).
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