Norman McLaren photo

Norman McLaren

Directing
1914-04-11
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.
Known For 11 titles
Daedalus (2024) subtitle poster
Daedalus
2024 Movie
as sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren
Subtitles Grierson (1973) subtitle poster
Grierson
1973 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Pen Point Percussion (1951) subtitle poster
Pen Point Percussion
1951 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Opening Speech (1969) subtitle poster
Opening Speech
1969 Movie
as Self
Subtitles The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees (1970) subtitle poster
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
1970 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Mosaic (1965) subtitle poster
Mosaic
1965 Movie
Subtitles Pinscreen (1973) subtitle poster
Pinscreen
1973 Movie
Subtitles Jacques Drouin: In Relief (2009) subtitle poster
Jacques Drouin: In Relief
2009 Movie
as Archive Footage
Subtitles McLaren on McLaren (1983) subtitle poster
McLaren on McLaren
1983 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren (1972) subtitle poster
Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren
1972 Movie
as Self
Subtitles War and Peace (2005) subtitle poster
War and Peace
2005 Movie
as Self
Subtitles