Norman McLaren Movies

Shows the production of the London telephone directory.

The third thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

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

This wartime publicity trailer by Norman McLaren focuses on wartime inflation and the role of price control. Single-frame animation is used with pen...

Pinscreen animation makes use of a screen filled with movable pins, which can be moved in or out by pressing an object onto the screen. The screen is...

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

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

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

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

This uncompleted film uses a technique invented by McLaren in the 1930s; the travelling zoom. McLaren's intention was to make the corridor gradually...

This publicity clip for Canada Post is Norman McLaren's first film for the NFB. For this animated short, McLaren drew symbols by pen onto clear 35 mm...

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

An idea for backgrounds never used, late 1940s. Silent film.

The career of Scots-Canadian animation innovator, Norman McLaren.

The second thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

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

Montage and animation in two Acts: the preparation for the Glasgow Arts School Ball; and the ball itself.

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...

A gay fantasia of patterned sound in which Norman McLaren salutes the West Indies, painting the spirit of fiesta on film to the lively beat of an...

A compilation of various tests, techniques and experiments compiled from the 1940s - 1950s. Silent film.