Norman McLaren Movies
- 1936
Hell Unltd
Hell Unltd5.71936HD
In this film Norman McLaren uses puppets, diagrams, animation and live-action to present an anti-war message for use by peace organizations.
- 1953
Two Bagatelles
Two Bagatelles5.51953HD
Norman McLaren instructs Grant Munro on the movements he is to make. The film technique for Two Bagatelles is pixillation, where the actor is...
- 1964
Canon
Canon61964HD
Perhaps the only film whose content is totally based on the musical form known as canon. The first sequence is a simple demonstration of the canon...
- 1941
Mail Early
Mail Early5.1251941HD
This publicity clip for Canada Post is Norman McLaren's first film for the NFB. For this animated short, McLaren drew symbols by pen onto clear 35 mm...
- 1959
Doors
Doors01959HD
An unfinished animated short from the late 1950s.
- 1961
Opening Speech
Opening Speech6.71961HD
Norman McLaren attempts to give the opening speech for the first Montreal International Film Festival, but his microphone won't cooperate.
- 1944
Keep Your Mouth Shut
Keep Your Mouth Shut61944HD
This animated short from Norman McLaren features a human skull cautioning Canadians to “keep their mouths shut” in an effort to end...
- 1960
Lines: Vertical
Lines: Vertical5.2731960HD
An experiment in pure design by film artists Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart. Lines, ruled directly on film, move with precision and grace against...
- 1976
Animated Motion: Part 1
Animated Motion: Part 151976HD
The first part of this series by Norman McLaren deals only with tempo. It starts by showing the disc travelling in one move (1/24 of a second) from A...
- 1936
Defence of Madrid
Defence of Madrid01936HD
This cinematic travelogue consists of three parts. In the first part, texts and small maps are our guides through Madrid in 1936. We see pictures of...
- 1943
Chants populaires nº 5
Chants populaires nº 55.51943HD
Russian artist Alexander Alexeieff illustrated the song "Et moi je m'enfouiyais" (En passant) using the pinscreen technique. Norman McLaren...
- 1959
Serenal
Serenal5.21959HD
A gay fantasia of patterned sound in which Norman McLaren salutes the West Indies, painting the spirit of fiesta on film to the lively beat of an...
- 1938
Mony a Pickle
Mony a Pickle3.51938HD
Documentary on savings
- 1939
Love on the Wing
Love on the Wing61939HD
Animation featuring dancing black and white shadows.
- 1952
Twirligig
Twirligig61952HD
Early abstract 3d stereoscopic animation by Norman McLaren collaborator Gretta Ekman.
- 2003
Six and Seven-Eighths
Six and Seven-Eighths32003HD
Grant Munro dances to New Orleans jazz music.
- 2003
On the Farm
On the Farm62003HD
Stop-motion, pixillation and other trick photography methods are used to depict situations on a farm.
- 1933
7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings
7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings4.3331933HD
Experimental film showing a day's activities at the Glasgow College of Art.
- 1977
Animated Motion: Part 3
Animated Motion: Part 351977HD
The third in a series of five colour films that offer an introduction to the basic techniques of film animation. McLaren explains and demonstrates...
- 1935
Camera Makes Whoopee
Camera Makes Whoopee5.251935HD
Montage and animation in two Acts: the preparation for the Glasgow Arts School Ball; and the ball itself.