Director
Norman McLaren
1914 – 1987
Full page on IMDbWho they are
- Born
- 11 April 1914, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- Died
- 27 February 1987
- Known for
- Dots, Begone Dull Care, Neighbours
Norman McLaren was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and director who spent his career at the National Film Board of Canada. He pioneered drawn-on-film animation, visual music, abstract film, pixilation and graphical sound, making him one of the most inventive figures in experimental animation.
Where to start
Dots (1940)Log in to add it to the library
Early abstract short with sound drawn directly onto the film, showing his graphical-sound technique.
Begone Dull Care (1949)Log in to add it to the library
Colourful visual-music short painted directly on film, set to an Oscar Peterson jazz score.
Neighbours (1952)Full guide
Pixilation anti-war parable that won him the Academy Award and made his name worldwide.
Blinkity Blank (1955)Log in to add it to the library
Experimental short of flickering, etched-on-film images, a landmark of his abstract work.
Pas de Deux (1968)Log in to add it to the library
Ballet film using multiple-exposure optical effects, honoured with a BAFTA.
Their films in the library
Awards
- 1953: Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject (Neighbours, 1952 film)
- 1956: Silver Bear for best short documentary, Berlin International Film Festival (Rythmetic)
- 1969: BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film (Pas de Deux)
The full list · 110
- 19337 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's DoingsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1935Polychrome FantasyLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1935Camera Makes WhoopeeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1936Hell UnltdLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1936McLaren HomemovieLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1937Book BargainLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1937News for the NavyLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1938Mony a PickleLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1939Stars and StripesLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1939ScherzoLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1939Love on the WingLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1939The Obedient FlameLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1939AllegroLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1940DotsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1940LoopsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1940Spook SportLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1940NBC Valentine GreetingLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1941Boogie-DoodleLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1941Mail EarlyLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1941V for VictoryLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1942Hen HopLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 19425 for 4Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1943Dollar DanceLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1943Chants populaires nº 5Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1943Barrel ZoomLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1943SnakesLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1944Rock the BoatLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1944Keep Your Mouth ShutLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1944AlouetteLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1944The Head TestLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1946A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century PaintingLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1946Hoppity PopLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1946Up There in the MountainsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1946Chants populaires nº 6Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1947La poulette griseLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1947Fiddle De-DeeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1948Dots and LoopsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1948Colour FlickerLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1949Begone Dull CareLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1949A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1949McLaren in OttawaLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1949LeapfrogLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1950The CorridorLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1950Pas de deux 5Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1950The SeasonsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1951Pen Point PercussionLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Self
- 1951Around Is AroundLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1951Now Is the TimeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1952NeighboursLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1952A PhantasyLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1953Two BagatellesLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1955Blinkity BlankLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1956RythmeticLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1957A Chairy TaleLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1958BlackbirdLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1959Short and SuiteLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1959Mail Early for ChristmasLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1959SerenalLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1959DoorsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1960Lines: VerticalLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1960Test A for SynchromyLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1960Test B For SynchromyLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1961New York Lightboard RecordLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Self - Seen with Man in Hat
- 1961The Flicker FilmLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1961New York LightboardLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1962Lines: HorizontalLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1963Christmas CrackerLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1963Seven SurprizesLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1964CanonLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1965MosaicLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor
- 1968Pas de DeuxLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1969Opening SpeechLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Self
- 1969SpheresLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1970The Eye Hears, the Ear SeesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 1971SynchromyLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1972Ballet AdagioLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1972Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLarenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 1973PinscreenLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor
- 1973GriersonLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
- 1973Tour en l'airLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 1976Animated Motion: Part 1Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1977Animated Motion: Part 4Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1977Animated Motion: Part 3Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1977Animated Motion: Part 2Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1978Animated Motion: Part 5Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1983NarcissusLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1983McLaren on McLarenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 1985Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex ShortLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1990Creative Process: Norman McLarenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage) · Composer
- 2003On the FarmLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor
- 2003Six and Seven-EighthsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2005War and PeaceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 2006Evelyn LambartLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 2006BirdlingsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor
- 2006Tanguy Landscape TestLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Narrator (voice)
- 2006The Art of MotionLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 2006McLaren and SpaceLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 2006BeginningsLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 2006The SeasonsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2006Out-of-Focus CloudscapeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2006McLaren at PlayLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2006Blurr TestLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor
- 2006Little NegroLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2006Chaplin TestLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2006Pen DrawingsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2006The Hypnosis FilmLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2006Surrealistic Hand DrawingLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2006Painting with LightLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 2009Jacques Drouin: In ReliefLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Archive Footage
- 2024DaedalusLog in to add it to the libraryActor as sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.