Norman McLaren Movies

Images supered on a revolving barrel.

Amateur footage, probably filmed by Norman McLaren, of a group of his friends on a visit to his parents' home in Stirling.

Shows the production of the London telephone directory.

In this fifth part, Norman McLaren deals not with motion (if motion is defined as a change of location in two- or three-dimensional space) but with...

Grant Munro dances to New Orleans jazz music.

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

One of a series of French-Canadian folk songs, this film was illustrated by Norman McLaren for the Chants populaires series. White gouache drawings...

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

Made during WWII

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

In this short animation film, Norman McLaren presents the first 3 of the 5 categories of motion: constant, accelerated and decelerated. Various types...

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

The first thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

This documentary short illustrates the thematic role of war in the works of filmmaker Norman McLaren, from his traumatic experiences in the Spanish...

An hand drawn animation merged of Colors.

The second thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

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

Featuring a voiceover. 1944 test inspired by surrealist painter Yves Tanguy, an improvised moving growing landscape in a surrealistic manner.

A film fantasy of dancing music and dancing color. Listen to the Mocking Bird played by an oldtime fiddler, brilliant patterns ripple, flow, flicker...

So is this what the kids of today are into? Well, as long as it’s safe.