Norman McLaren Movies

Norman McLaren made Scherzo early after his arrival in North America in 1939, but the film was subsequently lost. In 1984 the original materials were...

An hand drawn animation merged of Colors.

An animated victory bond message with the advice, "Don't cash in your bonds."

"Là-haut sur ces montagnes" sung by Madeleine Lachance is illustrated with drawings and in "C'est l'aviron" a boat sails to the rhythm of the...

An abstract animation by Norman McLaren, who was born in Scotland in 1914. His interest in filmmaking began early in life after he became acquainted...

Norman McLaren's documentary-style account of how a letter from home reaches a sailor on duty in foreign waters.

An animation film, made without the use of a camera, in which "boogie" played by Albert Ammons and "doodle" drawn by Norman McLaren combine to make a...

Early abstract 3D film by animation master Norman McLaren.

In this short film by Norman McLaren, dancers enact the Greek tragedy of Narcissus, the beautiful youth whose excessive self-love condemned him to a...

A compilation of various tests, techniques and experiments compiled from the 1940s - 1950s. Silent film.

This animated short by Norman McLaren is a publicity message for a war bond campaign. Symbols, a stick man and lettering are drawn directly on 35mm...

A Norman McLaren Animated Film

Three separate sequences related to Christmas, animated in different styles: cutout animation of children dancing in the snow to "Jingle Bells,"...

Featuring a voiceover. 1944 test inspired by surrealist painter Yves Tanguy, an improvised moving growing landscape in a surrealistic manner.

An experiment in pure design by film artists Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart. Lines, ruled directly on film, move with precision and grace against...

An unfinished animated short by Norman McLaren.

Stop-motion, pixillation and other trick photography methods are used to depict situations on a farm.

The second thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.