Norman McLaren

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.

Crew

A Job in a Million

Producer, Animation, Director

Director, Music, Writer, Animation, Producer

Director, Producer, Animation

Christmas Cracker

Producer, Animation, Director, Writer

Director, Producer

Begone Dull Care

Director, Editor, Animation

La poulette grise

Director, Producer, Animation

Director, Animation, Producer

Mail Early for Christmas

Director, Producer, Animation

Pen Point Percussion

Director, Producer

Director, Producer, Animation

Director, Producer, Music, Animation

Camera Makes Whoopee

Editor, Director, Producer, Writer

New York Lightboard Record

Director, Producer

Director, Producer

Director, Animation, Producer

Director, Writer

Up There in the Mountains

Defence of Madrid

Director, Animation

Director, Animation, Producer

Love on the Wing

A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting

Director, Animation, Producer

Lines: Vertical

Director, Animation, Producer

Lines: Horizontal

Director, Producer, Animation

Director, Music

Director, Animation, Producer

Keep Your Mouth Shut

Chants populaires nº 5

Director, Producer, Animation

Stars and Stripes

The Obedient Flame

Short and Suite

Animated Motion: Part 1

Director, Producer, Animation

Director, Producer

Animated Motion: Part 4

Animated Motion: Part 2

Animated Motion: Part 3

Animated Motion: Part 5

NBC Valentine Greeting

Around Is Around

Animation Director, Director

Now Is the Time

Sound Designer, Producer, Animation Director, Director

Polychrome Fantasy

News for the Navy

7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings

A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949

Six and Seven-Eighths

Out-of-Focus Cloudscape

McLaren at Play

The Hypnosis Film

Surrealistic Hand Drawing

Seven Surprizes

Test A for Synchromy

Test B For Synchromy

Chants populaires nº 6

Korean Alphabet

The Flicker Film

Creative Process: Norman McLaren

Original Music Composer

McLaren Homemovie

McLaren in Ottawa

New York Lightboard