Norman McLaren Movies

An ordinary-looking chair refuses to be sat upon.

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...

An opening address, a tribute and highlights of a long and productive career--McLaren on McLaren is Norman McLaren on camera. The occasion is the...

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

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

An experiment in pure design by film artists Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart. Lines, ruled directly on film, move with precision and grace against...

Mixes with still images, 1940s. A large collection of McLaren's surrealist illustrations. Silent film.

The third in a series of five colour films that offer an introduction to the basic techniques of film animation. McLaren explains and demonstrates...

An experimental short film of images and music made by Norman McLaren.

The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees is a 1970 documentary exploring the career of Norman McLaren, a Scots-Canadian animator known for his pioneering work in...

Experimental film showing a day's activities at the Glasgow College of Art.

A documentary showing Norman McLaren working on the hand-drawn sound process he uses for his short film, Loops.

Done during war years. Silent film.

In this fourth film, Norman McLaren explains and illustrates composite motion, where two of the categories of motion occur simultaneously in one...

In this short film by Norman McLaren, dancers enact the Greek tragedy of Narcissus, the beautiful youth whose excessive self-love condemned him to a...

Alexandre Alexeïeff illustrated the song "Et moi je m'enfouiyais" (En passant) using the pinscreen technique. Norman McLaren illustrated "C'est...

The second thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

This short animation of linear symbols made from paper cutouts was created as a Canadian tourism publicity clip. Projected in New York's Times...