Norman McLaren Movies

An unfinished animated short from the late 1950s.

The career of Scots-Canadian animation innovator, Norman McLaren.

Shows the production of the London telephone directory.

Early abstract 3d stereoscopic animation by Norman McLaren collaborator Gretta Ekman.

Documentary on savings

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

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

In this fifth part, Norman McLaren deals not with motion (if motion is defined as a change of location in two- or three-dimensional space) but with...

Stop-motion, pixillation and other trick photography methods are used to depict situations on a farm.

The third in a series of five colour films that offer an introduction to the basic techniques of film animation. McLaren explains and demonstrates...

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

Early abstract 3D film by animation master Norman McLaren.

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

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

‘Too esoteric, even for me,’ said McLaren about his The Flicker Film. The famous animator’s most abstract effort is marginalized to...

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

An opening address, a tribute and highlights of a long and productive career--McLaren on McLaren is Norman McLaren on camera. The occasion is the...

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

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

Grant Munro dances to New Orleans jazz music.