Norman McLaren Movies
- 1983
McLaren on McLaren
McLaren on McLaren31983HD
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...
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- 1976
Animated Motion: Part 1
Animated Motion: Part 151976HD
The first part of this series by Norman McLaren deals only with tempo. It starts by showing the disc travelling in one move (1/24 of a second) from A...
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- 1961
New York Lightboard Record
New York Lightboard Record4.81961HD
New Yorkers watch as Norman McLaren's animated promotional film for Canadian tourism plays on the giant pixelboard overlooking Times Square. The...
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- 1973
Grierson
Grierson6.51973HD
A portrait of John Grierson, the first Canadian Government Film Commissioner and founder of the National Film Board in 1939. Interweaving archival...
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- 1940
NBC Valentine Greeting
NBC Valentine Greeting51940HD
A play on the theme of hearts. Two hearts cavort, change shape, shoot arrows at one another, give birth, and finally become one heart bearing the...
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- 1970
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees01970HD
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...
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- 1946
Up There in the Mountains
Up There in the Mountains61946HD
In Là-haut sur ces montagnes, Mclaren used for the first time a chain-of-mixes (chiaroscuro) on a pastel-drawn landscape. The idea for such a...
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- 1972
Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren
Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren61972HD
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- 1950
Pas de deux 5
Pas de deux 501950HD
An hand drawn animation merged of abstract.
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- 2005
War and Peace
War and Peace02005HD
This documentary short illustrates the thematic role of war in the works of filmmaker Norman McLaren, from his traumatic experiences in the Spanish...
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- 1990
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
Creative Process: Norman McLaren61990HD
Norman McLaren was a cinematic genius who made films without cameras, and music without instruments. He produced sixty films in a stunning range of...
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- 1960
Test B For Synchromy
Test B For Synchromy01960HD
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- 1937
A Job in a Million
A Job in a Million01937HD
A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.
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- 1948
Dots and Loops
Dots and Loops61948HD
An hand drawn animation merged from two originally separate films. (The films were originally drawn in 1940)
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- 1977
Animated Motion: Part 4
Animated Motion: Part 451977HD
In this fourth film, Norman McLaren explains and illustrates composite motion, where two of the categories of motion occur simultaneously in one...
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- 2006
Surrealistic Hand Drawing
Surrealistic Hand Drawing02006HD
Done during war years. Silent film.
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- 1973
Tour en l'air
Tour en l'air01973HD
For all who enjoy ballet, this English-language film presents an insight into the dance that only dancers ordinarily see. It is an engaging film...
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- 1951
Now Is the Time
Now Is the Time41951HD
Early abstract 3D film by animation master Norman McLaren.
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- 1944
Keep Your Mouth Shut
Keep Your Mouth Shut61944HD
This animated short from Norman McLaren features a human skull cautioning Canadians to “keep their mouths shut” in an effort to end...
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- 1936
McLaren Homemovie
McLaren Homemovie01936HD
Amateur footage, probably filmed by Norman McLaren, of a group of his friends on a visit to his parents' home in Stirling.
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