Norman McLaren
Directing • Born 1914-04-11 – Died 1987-02-27
Biography
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
24 credits
Painting with Light
Movie • 2006
Blurr Test
Movie • 2006
Beginnings
Movie • 2006
McLaren and Space
Movie • 2006
The Art of Motion
Movie • 2006
Tanguy Landscape Test
Movie • 2006
Narrator (voice)
Birdlings
Movie • 2006
Evelyn Lambart
Movie • 2006
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
Movie • 1990
Self (archive footage)
New York Lightboard Record
Movie • 1961
Self - Seen with Man in Hat
Opening Speech
Movie • 1969
Self
War and Peace
Movie • 2005
Self
Pen Point Percussion
Movie • 1951
Self
Pinscreen
Movie • 1973
McLaren on McLaren
Movie • 1983
Self
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
Movie • 1970
Self
Daedalus
Movie • 2024
sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren
Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren
Movie • 1972
Self
Mosaic
Movie • 1965
On the Farm
Movie • 2003
Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short
Movie • 1985
Grierson
Movie • 1973
Self (archive footage)
Tour en l'air
Movie • 1973
Self
Jacques Drouin: In Relief
Movie • 2009
Archive Footage