Norman McLaren
Directing
1914-04-11 · Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Norman McLaren, CC, CQ (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He was a pioneer in a number of areas of animation and filmmaking, including drawn-on-film animation, visual music, abstract film, pixilation and graphical sound. His awards included an Oscar for the Best Documentary in 1952 for Neighbours, a Silver Bear for best short documentary at the 1956 Berlin International Film Festival Rythmetic and a 1969 BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film for Pas de deux.
Filmography
Daedalus
2024 · Movie
Jacques Drouin: In Relief
2009 · Movie
Evelyn Lambart
2006 · Movie
Chaplin Test
2006 · Movie
Pen Drawings
2006 · Movie
Beginnings
2006 · Movie
Birdlings
2006 · Movie
Little Negro
2006 · Movie
Blurr Test
2006 · Movie
The Seasons
2006 · Movie
The Art of Motion
2006 · Movie
McLaren at Play
2006 · Movie
Painting with Light
2006 · Movie
McLaren and Space
2006 · Movie
Out-of-Focus Cloudscape
2006 · Movie
The Hypnosis Film
2006 · Movie
Surrealistic Hand Drawing
2006 · Movie
Tanguy Landscape Test
2006 · Movie
War and Peace
2005 · Movie
Six and Seven-Eighths
2003 · Movie
On the Farm
2003 · Movie
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
1990 · Movie
Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short
1985 · Movie
Narcissus
1983 · Movie
McLaren on McLaren
1983 · Movie
Animated Motion: Part 5
1978 · Movie
Animated Motion: Part 2
1977 · Movie
Animated Motion: Part 3
1977 · Movie
Animated Motion: Part 4
1977 · Movie
Animated Motion: Part 1
1976 · Movie
Grierson
1973 · Movie
Pinscreen
1973 · Movie
Tour en l'air
1973 · Movie
Ballet Adagio
1972 · Movie
Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren
1972 · Movie
Synchromy
1971 · Movie
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
1970 · Movie
Opening Speech
1969 · Movie
Spheres
1969 · Movie
Pas de Deux
1968 · Movie
Korean Alphabet
1967 · Movie
Mosaic
1965 · Movie
Canon
1964 · Movie
Seven Surprizes
1963 · Movie
Christmas Cracker
1963 · Movie
Lines: Horizontal
1962 · Movie
The Flicker Film
1961 · Movie
New York Lightboard Record
1961 · Movie
New York Lightboard
1961 · Movie
Test B For Synchromy
1960 · Movie
Test A for Synchromy
1960 · Movie
Lines: Vertical
1960 · Movie
Doors
1959 · Movie
Serenal
1959 · Movie
Mail Early for Christmas
1959 · Movie
Short and Suite
1959 · Movie
Blackbird
1958 · Movie
A Chairy Tale
1957 · Movie
Rythmetic
1956 · Movie
Blinkity Blank
1955 · Movie
Two Bagatelles
1953 · Movie
Neighbours
1952 · Movie
A Phantasy
1952 · Movie
Twirligig
1952 · Movie
Now Is the Time
1951 · Movie
Pen Point Percussion
1951 · Movie
Around Is Around
1951 · Movie
The Corridor
1950 · Movie
Pas de deux 5
1950 · Movie
The Seasons
1950 · Movie
Begone Dull Care
1949 · Movie
A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949
1949 · Movie
Leapfrog
1949 · Movie
McLaren in Ottawa
1949 · Movie
Colour Flicker
1948 · Movie
Dots and Loops
1948 · Movie
La poulette grise
1947 · Movie
Fiddle De-Dee
1947 · Movie
Chants populaires nº 6
1946 · Movie
A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting
1946 · Movie
Hoppity Pop
1946 · Movie
Up There in the Mountains
1946 · Movie
Rock the Boat
1944 · Movie
Alouette
1944 · Movie
A Rainy Day
1944 · Movie
Keep Your Mouth Shut
1944 · Movie
The Head Test
1944 · Movie
Chants populaires nº 5
1943 · Movie
Snakes
1943 · Movie
Barrel Zoom
1943 · Movie
Dollar Dance
1943 · Movie
Hen Hop
1942 · Movie
5 for 4
1942 · Movie
Boogie-Doodle
1941 · Movie
Mail Early
1941 · Movie
V for Victory
1941 · Movie
Loops
1940 · Movie
NBC Valentine Greeting
1940 · Movie
Spook Sport
1940 · Movie
Dots
1940 · Movie
Scherzo
1939 · Movie
Stars and Stripes
1939 · Movie
Allegro
1939 · Movie
Love on the Wing
1939 · Movie
The Obedient Flame
1939 · Movie
Mony a Pickle
1938 · Movie
A Job in a Million
1937 · Movie
Book Bargain
1937 · Movie
News for the Navy
1937 · Movie
Defence of Madrid
1936 · Movie
Hell Unltd
1936 · Movie
McLaren Homemovie
1936 · Movie
Camera Makes Whoopee
1935 · Movie
Polychrome Fantasy
1935 · Movie
7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings
1933 · Movie