Norman McLaren Movies

Unfinished animated film, 1940s. Silent film.

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

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

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

A color cocktail by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart, translating into moving patterns of color and light the moods of music written for a jazz...

This animated short is a play on motion set against a background of multi-hued sky. Spheres of translucent pearl float weightlessly in the unlimited...

The second thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

A gay fantasia of patterned sound in which Norman McLaren salutes the West Indies, painting the spirit of fiesta on film to the lively beat of an...

One of a series of French-Canadian folk songs, this film was illustrated by Norman McLaren for the Chants populaires series. White gouache drawings...

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This animated short by Norman McLaren serves as a wartime savings campaign. Symbolic figures, drawn directly on 35mm film stock, move and dance...

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

Documentary on savings

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

Compilation of McLaren's Blurr technique.

In this fourth film, Norman McLaren explains and illustrates composite motion, where two of the categories of motion occur simultaneously in one...

Advertising cartoon showing advantages of using gas supply and gas cookers.

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...

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

In this film Norman McLaren uses puppets, diagrams, animation and live-action to present an anti-war message for use by peace organizations.