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.
Directed 59
2000s
- 2006
Chaplin Test
Director
Surrealistic Hand Drawing
Director
The Hypnosis Film
Director
- 2003
Six and Seven-Eighths
Director
1980s
- 1983
Narcissus
Director
1970s
- 1973
Pinscreen
Director
- 1972
Ballet Adagio
Director
- 1971
Synchromy
Director
1960s
- 1969
Opening Speech
Director
Spheres
Director
- 1968
Pas de Deux
Director
- 1965
Mosaic
Director
- 1964
Canon
Director
- 1963
Christmas Cracker
Director
- 1962
Lines: Horizontal
Director
- 1961
The Flicker Film
Director
New York Lightboard
Director
1950s
- 1959
Doors
Director
Mail Early for Christmas
Director
Short and Suite
Director
- 1958
Blackbird
Director
- 1957
A Chairy Tale
Director
- 1955
Blinkity Blank
Director
- 1952
Neighbours
Director
A Phantasy
Director
- 1951
Now Is the Time
Director
Pen Point Percussion
Director
Around Is Around
Director
- 1950
Pas de deux 5
Director
The Seasons
Director
1940s
- 1949
Begone Dull Care
Director
A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949
Director
Leapfrog
Director
McLaren in Ottawa
Director
- 1948
Colour Flicker
Director
- 1947
Fiddle De-Dee
Director
- 1946
Chants populaires nº 6
Director
A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting
Director
- 1944
Rock the Boat
Director
Keep Your Mouth Shut
Director
Alouette
Director
- 1943
Chants populaires nº 5
Director
Barrel Zoom
Director
Dollar Dance
Director
- 1942
Hen Hop
Director
5 for 4
Director
- 1941
Boogie-Doodle
Director
V for Victory
Director
- 1940
Loops
Director
Dots
Director
Spook Sport
Director
1930s
- 1939
Stars and Stripes
Director
Love on the Wing
Director
The Obedient Flame
Director
- 1938
Mony a Pickle
Director
- 1937
News for the Navy
Director
- 1936
Hell Unltd
Director
McLaren Homemovie
Director
- 1935
Polychrome Fantasy
Director
Produced 19
1970s
- 1972
Ballet Adagio
Producer
1960s
- 1969
Spheres
Producer
- 1965
Mosaic
Producer
- 1962
Lines: Horizontal
Producer
1950s
- 1959
Mail Early for Christmas
Producer
- 1955
Blinkity Blank
Producer
- 1952
Neighbours
Producer
A Phantasy
Producer
- 1951
Now Is the Time
Producer
Pen Point Percussion
Producer
1940s
- 1944
Rock the Boat
Producer
A Rainy Day
Producer
- 1942
5 for 4
Producer
Hen Hop
Producer
- 1941
Boogie-Doodle
Producer
V for Victory
Producer
- 1940
Loops
Producer
Spook Sport
Producer
Dots
Producer
Visual effects 18
1970s
- 1972
Ballet Adagio
Animation
1960s
- 1969
Spheres
Animation
- 1965
Mosaic
Animation
- 1962
Lines: Horizontal
Animation
1950s
- 1959
Mail Early for Christmas
Animation
- 1955
Blinkity Blank
Animation
- 1952
Neighbours
Animation
A Phantasy
Animation
- 1951
Now Is the Time
Animation Director
Around Is Around
Animation Director
1940s
- 1949
Begone Dull Care
Animation
- 1947
Fiddle De-Dee
Animation
- 1942
5 for 4
Animation
Hen Hop
Animation
- 1941
Boogie-Doodle
Animation
V for Victory
Animation
- 1940
Loops
Animation
Dots
Animation
Acted in 4
2020s
- 2024
Daedalus
sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren
2000s
- 2009
Jacques Drouin: In Relief
Archive Footage
1970s
- 1973
Pinscreen
Movie
1960s
- 1965
Mosaic
Movie
Sound 4
1960s
- 1967
Korean Alphabet
Music
- 1965
Mosaic
Music
1950s
- 1952
Neighbours
Music
- 1951
Now Is the Time
Sound Designer
Wrote 3
1960s
- 1969
Opening Speech
Writer
1950s
- 1955
Blinkity Blank
Writer
- 1952
Neighbours
Writer
Edited 1
1940s
- 1949
Begone Dull Care
Editor
Appearances7
2000s
- 2005
War and Peace
Self
1980s
- 1983
McLaren on McLaren
Self
1970s
- 1973
- 1972
Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren
Self
- 1970
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
Self
1960s
- 1969
Opening Speech
Self
1950s
- 1951
Pen Point Percussion
Self