Norman McLaren

Norman McLaren

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.

KNOWN FOR
CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Movies

Beginnings

Beginnings

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McLaren and Space

McLaren and Space

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Painting with Light

Painting with Light

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Blurr Test

Blurr Test

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The Art of Motion

The Art of Motion

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Birdlings

Birdlings

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Evelyn Lambart

Evelyn Lambart

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Tanguy Landscape Test

Tanguy Landscape Test

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Creative Process: Norman McLaren

Creative Process: Norman McLaren

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New York Lightboard Record

New York Lightboard Record

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Opening Speech

Opening Speech

6.773
War and Peace

War and Peace

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Pen Point Percussion

Pen Point Percussion

6
McLaren on McLaren

McLaren on McLaren

3
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees

The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees

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Pinscreen

Pinscreen

6.7
Daedalus

Daedalus

10
Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren

Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren

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Mosaic

Mosaic

5.2
On the Farm

On the Farm

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Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short

Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short

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Grierson

Grierson

6.5