Norman McLaren

McLaren (Wikipedia) was a Scottish animator employed by the National Film Board of Canada from when he made “Dots” (1940). He mastered abstract animation and the visualization of music—frequently by Maurice Blackburn—while constantly inventing new techniques. Virtually every one of his (supposedly) 96 films is an experiment.

Work

The following works of Norman McLaren are reviewed on this site.

Director: “Dots” (1940)
Director: “Hen Hop” (1942)
Director: “C’est l’aviron qui nous mene qui nous mene” (1944)
Director: “A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting” (1946)
Director: “Fiddle-de-dee” (1947)
Director: “Boogie-Doodle” (1948)
Director: “Begone Dull Care” (1949)
Director: “A Phantasy” (1952)
Writer-director: “Neighbours” (1952)
Director: “Blinkity Blank” (1955)
Director: “A Chairy Tale” (1957)
Director: “Le Merle” (1959)
Director: “Mail Early for Xmas” (1959)
Director: “New York Lightboard Record” (1961)
Director: “Lines: Horizontal” (1962)
Director: “Canon” (1964)
Director: “Mosaic” (1966)
Director: “Pas de deux” (1968)
Director: “Synchromy” (1971)
Director: “Narcissus” (1983)

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