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The title of this film, was taken from a common Scottish phrase often heard by director Norman McLaren as a boy in Scotland.
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"Begone dull care" is a common Scottish phrase Norman McLaren used to hear as a boy in Scotland.
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The technique used to create the images in the film is called camera-less animation. Images are painted directly on blank film stock or, in some instances, etched from the black emulsion of exposed film stock.
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McLaren and Lambert hung some of the film to dry in windows of their work space in Montreal. Because of the pollution, dirt ended up drying onto the film as well. Lanbert suggested projecting the film to see what it looked like. They ended up using this "dirty film" in parts of the finished work.
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