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Norman McLaren
Actor · Director · Writer· Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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.
Filmography
45 credits across 5 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Daedalus | sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren | Film |
| 1990 | Creative Process: Norman McLaren | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1972 | Ballet Adagio | Director | Film |
| 1972 | Ballet Adagio | Producer | Film |
| 1971 | Synchromy | Director | Film |
| 1968 | Pas de Deux | Director | Film |
| 1965 | Mosaic | Film | |
| 1965 | Mosaic | Director | Film |
| 1965 | Mosaic | Producer | Film |
| 1963 | Christmas Cracker | Director | Film |
| 1962 | Lines: Horizontal | Director | Film |
| 1962 | Lines: Horizontal | Producer | Film |
| 1961 | New York Lightboard Record | Self - Seen with Man in Hat | Film |
| 1961 | New York Lightboard Record | Director | Film |
| 1961 | New York Lightboard Record | Producer | Film |
| 1960 | Lines: Vertical | Director | Film |
| 1960 | Lines: Vertical | Producer | Film |
| 1959 | Mail Early for Christmas | Director | Film |
| 1959 | Mail Early for Christmas | Producer | Film |
| 1958 | Blackbird | Director | Film |
| 1957 | A Chairy Tale | Director | Film |
| 1955 | Blinkity Blank | Director | Film |
| 1955 | Blinkity Blank | Writer | Film |
| 1955 | Blinkity Blank | Producer | Film |
| 1952 | Neighbours | Director | Film |
| 1952 | Neighbours | Writer | Film |
| 1952 | Neighbours | Producer | Film |
| 1951 | Pen Point Percussion | Self | Film |
| 1951 | Around Is Around | Director | Film |
| 1951 | Pen Point Percussion | Director | Film |
| 1951 | Pen Point Percussion | Producer | Film |
| 1949 | Begone Dull Care | Director | Film |
| 1947 | La poulette grise | Director | Film |
| 1944 | Rock the Boat | Director | Film |
| 1944 | Rock the Boat | Producer | Film |
| 1941 | Boogie-Doodle | Director | Film |
| 1941 | Boogie-Doodle | Producer | Film |
| 1940 | Dots | Director | Film |
| 1940 | Loops | Director | Film |
| 1940 | Spook Sport | Director | Film |
| 1940 | Dots | Producer | Film |
| 1940 | Loops | Producer | Film |
| 1940 | Spook Sport | Producer | Film |
| 1938 | Mony a Pickle | Director | Film |
| 1936 | Hell Unltd | Director | Film |
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