Norman McLaren

Known For: Directing
Born: April 11, 1914
Place of Birth: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Died: February 27, 1987

Norman McLaren

Norman McLaren, CC, CQ (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He was a pioneer in a number of areas of animation and filmmaking, including drawn-on-film animation, visual music, abstract film, pixilation and graphical sound. His awards included an Oscar for the Best Documentary in 1952 for Neighbours, a Silver Bear for best short documentary at the 1956 Berlin International Film Festival Rythmetic and a 1969 BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film for Pas de deux.

Filmography

Daedalus

2024 · sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren

Jacques Drouin: In Relief

2009 · Archive Footage

Painting with Light

Painting with Light

2006

Blurr Test

2006 · , Director

Beginnings

2006

McLaren and Space

McLaren and Space

2006

The Art of Motion

The Art of Motion

2006

Tanguy Landscape Test

Tanguy Landscape Test

2006 · Narrator (voice)

Birdlings

2006 · , Director

Evelyn Lambart

2006

The Seasons

2006 · Director

Out-of-Focus Cloudscape

Out-of-Focus Cloudscape

2006 · Director

McLaren at Play

McLaren at Play

2006 · Director

Little Negro

2006 · Director

Chaplin Test

2006 · Director

Pen Drawings

2006 · Director

The Hypnosis Film

2006 · Director

Surrealistic Hand Drawing

2006 · Director

War and Peace

2005 · Self

On the Farm

2003 · , Director

Six and Seven-Eighths

2003 · Director

Creative Process: Norman McLaren

Creative Process: Norman McLaren

1990 · Self (archive footage), Original Music Composer

Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short

Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short

1985

Narcissus

1983 · Director

McLaren on McLaren

1983 · Self

Animated Motion: Part 5

Animated Motion: Part 5

1978 · Director

Animated Motion: Part 4

Animated Motion: Part 4

1977 · Director

Animated Motion: Part 2

Animated Motion: Part 2

1977 · Director

Animated Motion: Part 3

Animated Motion: Part 3

1977 · Director

Animated Motion: Part 1

Animated Motion: Part 1

1976 · Director

Grierson

1973 · Self (archive footage)

Pinscreen

1973 · , Director

Tour en l'air

1973 · Self

Ballet Adagio

1972 · Director, Producer, Animation

Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren

1972 · Self

Synchromy

1971 · Director

The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees

1970 · Self

Opening Speech

1969 · Self, Director, Writer

Spheres

1969 · Producer, Animation, Director

Pas de Deux

1968 · Director

Korean Alphabet

1967 · Music

Mosaic

1965 · , Director, Producer, Music, Animation

Canon

1964 · Director

Christmas Cracker

1963 · Director

Seven Surprizes

Seven Surprizes

1963 · Director

Lines: Horizontal

1962 · Director, Producer, Animation

New York Lightboard Record

New York Lightboard Record

1961 · Self - Seen with Man in Hat, Director, Producer

The Flicker Film

1961 · Director

New York Lightboard

1961 · Director

Lines: Vertical

Lines: Vertical

1960 · Director, Animation, Producer

Test A for Synchromy

Test A for Synchromy

1960 · Director

Test B For Synchromy

Test B For Synchromy

1960 · Director

Doors

1959 · Director

Mail Early for Christmas

1959 · Director, Producer, Animation

Serenal

1959 · Director

Short and Suite

1959 · Director

Blackbird

1958 · Director

A Chairy Tale

1957 · Director

Rythmetic

1956 · Director

Blinkity Blank

1955 · Producer, Animation, Director, Writer

Two Bagatelles

1953 · Director, Music

Neighbours

1952 · Director, Music, Writer, Animation, Producer

A Phantasy

1952 · Director, Animation, Producer

Twirligig

1952 · Producer

Now Is the Time

1951 · Sound Designer, Producer, Animation Director

Pen Point Percussion

1951 · Self, Director, Producer

Around Is Around

1951 · Animation Director

The Corridor

1950 · Director

Pas de deux 5

1950 · Director

The Seasons

1950 · Director

Begone Dull Care

1949 · Director, Editor, Animation

A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949

1949 · Director

Leapfrog

1949 · Director

McLaren in Ottawa

1949 · Director

Colour Flicker

1948 · Director

Dots and Loops

1948 · Director

La poulette grise

La poulette grise

1947 · Director

Fiddle De-Dee

1947 · Director, Animation

Chants populaires nº 6

1946 · Director

Up There in the Mountains

Up There in the Mountains

1946 · Director

A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting

1946 · Director

Hoppity Pop

1946 · Director, Animation, Producer

Rock the Boat

1944 · Director, Producer

Alouette

1944 · Director

Keep Your Mouth Shut

1944 · Director

The Head Test

1944 · Director

A Rainy Day

1944 · Producer

Chants populaires nº 5

1943 · Director

Snakes

1943 · Director

Barrel Zoom

1943 · Director

Dollar Dance

1943 · Director

Hen Hop

1942 · Director, Animation, Producer

5 for 4

1942 · Director, Producer, Animation

Boogie-Doodle

1941 · Director, Animation, Producer

Mail Early

1941 · Director, Animation, Producer

V for Victory

1941 · Director, Producer, Animation

Loops

1940 · Director, Producer, Animation

NBC Valentine Greeting

NBC Valentine Greeting

1940 · Director

Dots

1940 · Director, Producer, Animation

Spook Sport

1940 · Director, Producer

Stars and Stripes

1939 · Director

Scherzo

1939 · Director, Producer

Love on the Wing

1939 · Director

The Obedient Flame

1939 · Director

Allegro

1939 · Director

Mony a Pickle

1938 · Director

A Job in a Million

A Job in a Million

1937 · Editor

Book Bargain

1937 · Director

News for the Navy

1937 · Director

Defence of Madrid

Defence of Madrid

1936 · Cinematography

Hell Unltd

1936 · Director

McLaren Homemovie

1936 · Director

Camera Makes Whoopee

Camera Makes Whoopee

1935 · Editor, Director, Producer, Writer

Polychrome Fantasy

1935 · Director

7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings

7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings

1933 · Director

Norman McLaren · Virelixia