Norman McLaren

Directing

Norman McLaren

Born April 11, 1914Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland110 credits

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

Filmography

Daedalus
2024Daedalus
as sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLarenMovie
Jacques Drouin: In Relief
2009Jacques Drouin: In Relief
as Archive FootageMovie
T
2006Tanguy Landscape Test
as Narrator (voice)Movie
T
2006The Seasons
DirectorMovie
L
2006Little Negro
DirectorMovie
Chaplin Test
2006Chaplin Test
DirectorMovie
P
2006Pen Drawings
DirectorMovie
War and Peace
2005War and Peace
as SelfMovie
C
1990Creative Process: Norman McLaren
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Narcissus
1983Narcissus
DirectorMovie
Grierson
1973Grierson
as Self (archive footage)Movie
T
1973Tour en l'air
as SelfMovie
Ballet Adagio
1972Ballet Adagio
DirectorMovie
Synchromy
1971Synchromy
DirectorMovie
Opening Speech
1969Opening Speech
as SelfMovie
S
1969Spheres
DirectorMovie
Pas de Deux
1968Pas de Deux
DirectorMovie
Canon
1964Canon
DirectorMovie
N
1961New York Lightboard Record
as Self - Seen with Man in HatMovie
Doors
1959Doors
DirectorMovie
S
1959Serenal
DirectorMovie
Short and Suite
1959Short and Suite
DirectorMovie
B
1958Blackbird
DirectorMovie
A Chairy Tale
1957A Chairy Tale
DirectorMovie
R
1956Rythmetic
DirectorMovie
Blinkity Blank
1955Blinkity Blank
DirectorMovie
T
1953Two Bagatelles
DirectorMovie
Neighbours
1952Neighbours
DirectorMovie
A Phantasy
1952A Phantasy
DirectorMovie
Now Is the Time
1951Now Is the Time
DirectorMovie
T
1950The Corridor
DirectorMovie
Pas de deux 5
1950Pas de deux 5
DirectorMovie
The Seasons
1950The Seasons
DirectorMovie
Leapfrog
1949Leapfrog
DirectorMovie
Colour Flicker
1948Colour Flicker
DirectorMovie
D
1948Dots and Loops
DirectorMovie
Fiddle De-Dee
1947Fiddle De-Dee
DirectorMovie
H
1946Hoppity Pop
DirectorMovie
Rock the Boat
1944Rock the Boat
DirectorMovie
Alouette
1944Alouette
DirectorMovie
T
1944The Head Test
DirectorMovie
S
1943Snakes
DirectorMovie
Barrel Zoom
1943Barrel Zoom
DirectorMovie
Dollar Dance
1943Dollar Dance
DirectorMovie
Hen Hop
1942Hen Hop
DirectorMovie
5 for 4
19425 for 4
DirectorMovie
Boogie-Doodle
1941Boogie-Doodle
DirectorMovie
M
1941Mail Early
DirectorMovie
V for Victory
1941V for Victory
DirectorMovie
Loops
1940Loops
DirectorMovie
Dots
1940Dots
DirectorMovie
Spook Sport
1940Spook Sport
DirectorMovie
S
1939Scherzo
DirectorMovie
A
1939Allegro
DirectorMovie
Mony a Pickle
1938Mony a Pickle
DirectorMovie
B
1937Book Bargain
DirectorMovie
Hell Unltd
1936Hell Unltd
DirectorMovie