Movies

  • 2006
    Birdlings

    Birdlings

    Birdlings

    02006HD

    This 1967 footage shows McLaren at a computer with Evelyn Lambart, Rene Pardo and two other technicians, followed by the animation test some call...

    Birdlings
  • 1976
    Animated Motion: Part 1

    Animated Motion: Part 1

    Animated Motion: Part 1

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    The first part of this series by Norman McLaren deals only with tempo. It starts by showing the disc travelling in one move (1/24 of a second) from A...

    Animated Motion: Part 1
  • 1944
    A Rainy Day

    A Rainy Day

    A Rainy Day

    01944HD

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

    A Rainy Day
  • 2006
    McLaren and Space

    McLaren and Space

    McLaren and Space

    02006HD

    The second thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

    McLaren and Space
  • 1967
    Korean Alphabet

    Korean Alphabet

    Korean Alphabet

    71967HD

    The Korean alphabet, illustrated with animation, spoken, and accompanied by music.

    Korean Alphabet
  • 2006
    Chaplin Test

    Chaplin Test

    Chaplin Test

    02006HD

    An attempt to animate an abstract Charlie Chaplin-esque figure.

    Chaplin Test
  • 1959
    Doors

    Doors

    Doors

    01959HD

    An unfinished animated short from the late 1950s.

    Doors
  • 1935
    Camera Makes Whoopee

    Camera Makes Whoopee

    Camera Makes Whoopee

    5.251935HD

    Montage and animation in two Acts: the preparation for the Glasgow Arts School Ball; and the ball itself.

    Camera Makes Whoopee
  • 1946
    Up There in the Mountains

    Up There in the Mountains

    Up There in the Mountains

    61946HD

    In Là-haut sur ces montagnes, Mclaren used for the first time a chain-of-mixes (chiaroscuro) on a pastel-drawn landscape. The idea for such a...

    Up There in the Mountains
  • 1951
    Now Is the Time

    Now Is the Time

    Now Is the Time

    41951HD

    Early abstract 3D film by animation master Norman McLaren.

    Now Is the Time
  • 2006
    Blurr Test

    Blurr Test

    Blurr Test

    02006HD

    Compilation of McLaren's Blurr technique.

    Blurr Test
  • 1951
    Around Is Around

    Around Is Around

    Around Is Around

    01951HD

    Early abstract 3D film by animation master Norman McLaren and collaborator Evelyn Lambart.

    Around Is Around
  • 2006
    The Seasons

    The Seasons

    The Seasons

    02006HD

    In 1966, McLaren began a metamorphic film in which he explored the light and colour of Canada in this unfinished film.

    The Seasons
  • 1948
    Dots and Loops

    Dots and Loops

    Dots and Loops

    61948HD

    An hand drawn animation merged from two originally separate films. (The films were originally drawn in 1940)

    Dots and Loops
  • 2006
    Out-of-Focus Cloudscape

    Out-of-Focus Cloudscape

    Out-of-Focus Cloudscape

    02006HD

    An idea for backgrounds never used, late 1940s. Silent film.

    Out-of-Focus Cloudscape
  • 1960
    Test B For Synchromy

    Test B For Synchromy

    Test B For Synchromy

    01960HD

    No information given.

    Test B For Synchromy
  • 1946
    Chants populaires nº 6

    Chants populaires nº 6

    Chants populaires nº 6

    01946HD

    "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...

    Chants populaires nº 6
  • 1960
    Test A for Synchromy

    Test A for Synchromy

    Test A for Synchromy

    01960HD

    No information given.

    Test A for Synchromy
  • 2006
    The Hypnosis Film

    The Hypnosis Film

    The Hypnosis Film

    02006HD

    1960s. A test using circles. Silent film.

    The Hypnosis Film
  • 2006
    Surrealistic Hand Drawing

    Surrealistic Hand Drawing

    Surrealistic Hand Drawing

    02006HD

    Done during war years. Silent film.

    Surrealistic Hand Drawing