Norman McLaren

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.

Known For

Opening Speech

as Self

Mosaic

Pen Point Percussion

as Self

Creative Process: Norman McLaren

as Self (archive footage)

New York Lightboard Record

as Self - Seen with Man in Hat

Pinscreen

Grierson

as Self (archive footage)

McLaren on McLaren

as Self

Daedalus

as sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren

Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren

as Self