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.
Acting
Movie
Opening Speech
as Self
1969
Movie
Mosaic
1965
Movie
Pen Point Percussion
as Self
1951
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
as Self (archive footage)
1990
New York Lightboard Record
as Self - Seen with Man in Hat
1961
Movie
Pinscreen
1973
Movie
Grierson
as Self (archive footage)
1973
Movie
McLaren on McLaren
as Self
1983
Movie
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
as Self
1970
Movie
Daedalus
as sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren
2024
Movie
Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren
as Self
1972
On the Farm
2003
Tour en l'air
as Self
1973
Beginnings
2006
McLaren and Space
2006
Painting with Light
2006
Blurr Test
2006
The Art of Motion
2006
Birdlings
2006
Evelyn Lambart
2006
Tanguy Landscape Test
as Narrator (voice)
2006
Movie
War and Peace
as Self
2005
Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short
1985
Movie
Jacques Drouin: In Relief
as Archive Footage
2009
Crew
Movie
Neighbours
Director
1952
Movie
Begone Dull Care
Director
1949
Movie
Pas de Deux
Director
1968
Movie
Blinkity Blank
Director
1955
Movie
Dots
Director
1940
Movie
A Chairy Tale
Director
1957
Movie
Loops
Director
1940
Movie
Spook Sport
Director
1940
Movie
Rock the Boat
Director
1944
La poulette grise
Director
1947
Movie
Boogie-Doodle
Director
1941
Blackbird
Director
1958