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Norman McLaren

Norman McLaren

Directing · Born 1914-04-11 · Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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.

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Daedalus
Daedalus 2024
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Beginnings 2006
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McLaren and Space 2006
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Painting with Light 2006
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Blurr Test 2006
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The Art of Motion 2006
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Birdlings 2006
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Evelyn Lambart 2006
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Tanguy Landscape Test 2006
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War and Peace
War and Peace 2005
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On the Farm 2003
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Creative Process: Norman McLaren 1990
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Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short 1985
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McLaren on McLaren
McLaren on McLaren 1983
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Grierson
Grierson 1973
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Pinscreen
Pinscreen 1973
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Tour en l'air 1973
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Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren
Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren 1972
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The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees 1970
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Opening Speech
Opening Speech 1969
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Mosaic
Mosaic 1965
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New York Lightboard Record 1961
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Pen Point Percussion
Pen Point Percussion 1951
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As director

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McLaren at Play 2006
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Out-of-Focus Cloudscape 2006
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Blurr Test 2006
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The Seasons 2006
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Little Negro 2006
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Chaplin Test
Chaplin Test 2006
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Birdlings 2006
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Surrealistic Hand Drawing
Surrealistic Hand Drawing 2006
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Pen Drawings 2006
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The Hypnosis Film
The Hypnosis Film 2006
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On the Farm 2003
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Six and Seven-Eighths
Six and Seven-Eighths 2003
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Narcissus
Narcissus 1983
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Animated Motion: Part 5 1978
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Animated Motion: Part 2 1977
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Animated Motion: Part 3 1977
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Animated Motion: Part 4 1977
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Animated Motion: Part 1 1976
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Pinscreen
Pinscreen 1973
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Ballet Adagio
Ballet Adagio 1972
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Synchromy
Synchromy 1971
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Opening Speech
Opening Speech 1969
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Spheres 1969
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Pas de Deux
Pas de Deux 1968
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Mosaic
Mosaic 1965
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Canon
Canon 1964
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Christmas Cracker 1963
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Seven Surprizes 1963
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Lines: Horizontal
Lines: Horizontal 1962
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New York Lightboard Record 1961
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The Flicker Film
The Flicker Film 1961
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New York Lightboard
New York Lightboard 1961
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Lines: Vertical 1960
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Test A for Synchromy 1960
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Test B For Synchromy 1960
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Doors
Doors 1959
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Mail Early for Christmas
Mail Early for Christmas 1959
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Serenal 1959
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Short and Suite
Short and Suite 1959
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Blackbird 1958
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A Chairy Tale
A Chairy Tale 1957
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Rythmetic 1956
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Blinkity Blank
Blinkity Blank 1955
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Two Bagatelles 1953
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Neighbours
Neighbours 1952
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A Phantasy
A Phantasy 1952
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Now Is the Time
Now Is the Time 1951
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Pen Point Percussion
Pen Point Percussion 1951
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Around Is Around
Around Is Around 1951
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The Corridor 1950
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Pas de deux 5
Pas de deux 5 1950
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The Seasons
The Seasons 1950
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Begone Dull Care
Begone Dull Care 1949
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A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949
A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949 1949
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Leapfrog
Leapfrog 1949
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McLaren in Ottawa
McLaren in Ottawa 1949
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Colour Flicker
Colour Flicker 1948
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Dots and Loops 1948
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La poulette grise 1947
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Fiddle De-Dee
Fiddle De-Dee 1947
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Chants populaires nº 6
Chants populaires nº 6 1946
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Up There in the Mountains 1946
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A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting
A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting 1946
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Hoppity Pop 1946
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Rock the Boat
Rock the Boat 1944
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Keep Your Mouth Shut
Keep Your Mouth Shut 1944
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Alouette
Alouette 1944
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The Head Test 1944
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Chants populaires nº 5
Chants populaires nº 5 1943
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Snakes 1943
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Barrel Zoom
Barrel Zoom 1943
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Dollar Dance
Dollar Dance 1943
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Hen Hop
Hen Hop 1942
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5 for 4
5 for 4 1942
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Boogie-Doodle
Boogie-Doodle 1941
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Mail Early 1941
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V for Victory
V for Victory 1941
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Loops
Loops 1940
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NBC Valentine Greeting 1940
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Dots
Dots 1940
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