
Cast
Norman McLaren
Directing
Cast
Norman McLaren
Known for
Directing
Born
1914-04-11
From
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Died
1987-02-27
Also known as N. McLaren, McLaren
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.

Daedalus
as sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren

The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
as Self

Grierson
as Self (archive footage)

Creative Process: Norman McLaren
as Self (archive footage)

McLaren on McLaren
as Self

Opening Speech
as Self

Birdlings

Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren
as Self

New York Lightboard Record
as Self - Seen with Man in Hat

The Art of Motion

Tour en l'air
as Self

Pinscreen

Evelyn Lambart

Mosaic

Pen Point Percussion
as Self

War and Peace
as Self

Jacques Drouin: In Relief
as Archive Footage

Beginnings

Blurr Test

Painting with Light

McLaren and Space

Tanguy Landscape Test
as Narrator (voice)

On the Farm
