Norman McLaren Movies

Produced for the National Film Board of Canada

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...

Mixes with still images, 1940s. A large collection of McLaren's surrealist illustrations. Silent film.

This documentary short illustrates the thematic role of war in the works of filmmaker Norman McLaren, from his traumatic experiences in the Spanish...

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

So is this what the kids of today are into? Well, as long as it’s safe.

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

In this short animation film, Norman McLaren presents the first 3 of the 5 categories of motion: constant, accelerated and decelerated. Various types...

Compilation of McLaren's Blurr technique.

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

Done during war years. Silent film.

The third thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

Images supered on a revolving barrel.

The first thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

The second thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

Shows the production of the London telephone directory.

This wartime publicity trailer by Norman McLaren focuses on wartime inflation and the role of price control. Single-frame animation is used with pen...

This animated short co-animated by René Jodoin and Norman McLaren was produced for inclusion in the Let's All Sing Together sing-along series....

This uncompleted film uses a technique invented by McLaren in the 1930s; the travelling zoom. McLaren's intention was to make the corridor gradually...

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