Norman McLaren
Directing
- Born:
- 1914-04-11
- Died:
- 1987-02-27
- Place of birth:
- Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Biography
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
Filmography
Daedalus
Jacques Drouin: In Relief
Painting with Light
Blurr Test
Beginnings
McLaren and Space
The Art of Motion
Tanguy Landscape Test
Birdlings
Evelyn Lambart
War and Peace
On the Farm
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short
McLaren on McLaren
Grierson
Pinscreen
Tour en l'air
Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
Opening Speech
Mosaic
New York Lightboard Record
Pen Point Percussion