Norman McLaren Movies

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A playful exercise in intermittent animation and spasmodic imagery. Playing with the laws relating to persistence of vision and after-image on the...

A color cocktail by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart, translating into moving patterns of color and light the moods of music written for a jazz...

Early abstract 3D film by animation master Norman McLaren and collaborator Evelyn Lambart.

An abstract animation by Norman McLaren, who was born in Scotland in 1914. His interest in filmmaking began early in life after he became acquainted...

The Korean alphabet, illustrated with animation, spoken, and accompanied by music.

The film's soundtrack is an original musical composition produced with synthetic sound - through photographing unusual geometric shapes and running...

Stop-motion, pixillation and other trick photography methods are used to depict situations on a farm.

Two ballet dancers perform a dance enhanced with surreal after-image visuals.

An attempt to animate an abstract Charlie Chaplin-esque figure.

An experimental film in which both sound and visuals were created entirely by Norman McLaren drawing directly upon the film with ordinary pen and...

In this early film Norman McLaren shot crystal formations through a low-power microscope, using polarized light with the lower part of the picture...

The first thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

In 1966, McLaren began a metamorphic film in which he explored the light and colour of Canada in this unfinished film.

An animated short film about The Four Seasons by Norman McLaren.

An experimental film in which both sound and visuals were created entirely by McLaren drawing directly upon the film with ordinary pen and ink. The...

In this film Norman McLaren uses puppets, diagrams, animation and live-action to present an anti-war message for use by peace organizations.

Norman McLaren made Scherzo early after his arrival in North America in 1939, but the film was subsequently lost. In 1984 the original materials were...

An hand drawn animation of Frogs.

Norman McLaren instructs Grant Munro on the movements he is to make. The film technique for Two Bagatelles is pixillation, where the actor is...