Norman McLaren
DirectingBorn: 1914-04-11Place of Birth: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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
Mosaic
Opening Speech
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Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren
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Pen Point Percussion
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Pinscreen
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Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short
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Evelyn Lambart
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
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Daedalus
sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren
Jacques Drouin: In Relief
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