Norman McLaren
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing94
Blurr Test
2006
Director
The Seasons
2006
Director
movieChaplin Test
2006
Director
Birdlings
2006
Director
movieThe Hypnosis Film
2006
Director
On the Farm
2003
Director
movieSix and Seven-Eighths
2003
Director
movieNarcissus
1983
Director
moviePinscreen
1973
Director
movieBallet Adagio
1972
Director
movieSynchromy
1971
Director
movieOpening Speech
1969
Director
Spheres
1969
Director
moviePas de Deux
1968
Director
movieMosaic
1965
Director
movieCanon
1964
Director
movieChristmas Cracker
1963
Director
movieLines: Horizontal
1962
Director
movieThe Flicker Film
1961
Director
movieNew York Lightboard
1961
Director
movieDoors
1959
Director
Serenal
1959
Director
movieShort and Suite
1959
Director
movieBlackbird
1958
Director
movieA Chairy Tale
1957
Director
Rythmetic
1956
Director
movieBlinkity Blank
1955
Director
movieNeighbours
1952
Director
movieA Phantasy
1952
Director
movieNow Is the Time
1951
Director
moviePen Point Percussion
1951
Director
movieAround Is Around
1951
Director
moviePas de deux 5
1950
Director
movieThe Seasons
1950
Director
movieBegone Dull Care
1949
Director
movieLeapfrog
1949
Director
movieMcLaren in Ottawa
1949
Director
movieColour Flicker
1948
Director
movieFiddle De-Dee
1947
Director
movieChants populaires nº 6
1946
Director
Hoppity Pop
1946
Director
movieRock the Boat
1944
Director
movieKeep Your Mouth Shut
1944
Director
movieAlouette
1944
Director
movieChants populaires nº 5
1943
Director
Snakes
1943
Director
movieBarrel Zoom
1943
Director
movieDollar Dance
1943
Director
movieHen Hop
1942
Director
movie5 for 4
1942
Director
movieBoogie-Doodle
1941
Director
Mail Early
1941
Director
movieV for Victory
1941
Director
movieLoops
1940
Director
movieDots
1940
Director
movieSpook Sport
1940
Director
Scherzo
1939
Director
movieStars and Stripes
1939
Director
movieLove on the Wing
1939
Director
movieThe Obedient Flame
1939
Director
Allegro
1939
Director
movieMony a Pickle
1938
Director
movieNews for the Navy
1937
Director
movieHell Unltd
1936
Director
movieMcLaren Homemovie
1936
Director
moviePolychrome Fantasy
1935
Director
Production26
movieBallet Adagio
1972
Producer
Spheres
1969
Producer
movieMosaic
1965
Producer
movieLines: Horizontal
1962
Producer
movieBlinkity Blank
1955
Producer
Twirligig
1952
Producer
movieNeighbours
1952
Producer
movieA Phantasy
1952
Producer
movieNow Is the Time
1951
Producer
moviePen Point Percussion
1951
Producer
Hoppity Pop
1946
Producer
movieRock the Boat
1944
Producer
movieA Rainy Day
1944
Producer
movie5 for 4
1942
Producer
movieHen Hop
1942
Producer
movieBoogie-Doodle
1941
Producer
Mail Early
1941
Producer
movieV for Victory
1941
Producer
movieLoops
1940
Producer
movieSpook Sport
1940
Producer
movieDots
1940
Producer
Scherzo
1939
Producer
Acting24
movieDaedalus
2024
sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren
movieJacques Drouin: In Relief
2009
Archive Footage
Tanguy Landscape Test
2006
Narrator (voice)
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
1990
Self (archive footage)
movieGrierson
1973
Self (archive footage)
New York Lightboard Record
1961
Self - Seen with Man in Hat
Visual Effects21
movieBallet Adagio
1972
Animation
Spheres
1969
Animation
movieMosaic
1965
Animation
movieLines: Horizontal
1962
Animation
movieMail Early for Christmas
1959
Animation
movieBlinkity Blank
1955
Animation
movieNeighbours
1952
Animation
movieA Phantasy
1952
Animation
movieNow Is the Time
1951
Animation Director
movieAround Is Around
1951
Animation Director
movieBegone Dull Care
1949
Animation
movieFiddle De-Dee
1947
Animation
Hoppity Pop
1946
Animation
movie5 for 4
1942
Animation
movieHen Hop
1942
Animation
movieBoogie-Doodle
1941
Animation
Mail Early
1941
Animation
movieV for Victory
1941
Animation
movieLoops
1940
Animation
movieDots
1940
Animation
Sound6
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
1990
Original Music Composer
movieMosaic
1965
Music
movieNeighbours
1952
Music
movieNow Is the Time
1951
Sound Designer
Writing4
Editing3
Crew1
Defence of Madrid
1936
Cinematography