Norman McLaren Movie Trailers
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Animated Motion: Part 3 Trailer (1977)
01 January 1977
The third in a series of five colour films that offer an introduction to the basic techniques of film animation.
Grierson Trailer (1973)
13 September 1973
A portrait of John Grierson, the first Canadian Government Film Commissioner and founder of the National Film Board in 1939.
Pen Point Percussion Trailer (1951)
01 March 1951
A documentary showing Norman McLaren working on the hand-drawn sound process he uses for his short film, Loops.
Boogie-Doodle Trailer (1941)
21 December 1941
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 rhythmic, brightly colored film experiment.
Neighbours Trailer (1952)
01 January 1952
In this Oscar-winning short film, Norman McLaren employs the principles normally used to put drawings or puppets into motion to animate live actors.
Mail Early for Christmas Trailer (1959)
01 January 1959
In this pre-Christmas reminder to mail early, filmmaker Norman McLaren used an electric vibra-drill to engrave the images on black film, and included the occasional "subliminal" burst of lettering, which he hand-scratched on a few frames.
Rock the Boat Trailer (1944)
31 December 1944
One of a series of French-Canadian folk songs, this film was illustrated by Norman McLaren for the Chants populaires series.
Narcissus Trailer (1983)
18 August 1983
In this short film by Norman McLaren, dancers enact the Greek tragedy of Narcissus, the beautiful youth whose excessive self-love condemned him to a trapped existence.
Dollar Dance Trailer (1943)
01 January 1943
This wartime publicity trailer by Norman McLaren focuses on wartime inflation and the role of price control.
The Obedient Flame Trailer (1939)
01 January 1939
Advertising cartoon showing advantages of using gas supply and gas cookers.
Animated Motion: Part 4 Trailer (1977)
01 January 1977
In this fourth film, Norman McLaren explains and illustrates composite motion, where two of the categories of motion occur simultaneously in one action, such as the motions of jointed or pivoted parts (as occur in animal and human movements).
A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949 Trailer (1949)
01 August 1949
Produced for the National Film Board of Canada
Chants populaires nº 6 Trailer (1946)
12 September 1946
"Là-haut sur ces montagnes" sung by Madeleine Lachance is illustrated with drawings and in "C'est l'aviron" a boat sails to the rhythm of the melody in a nostalgic and distant landscape.
Chaplin Test Trailer (2006)
01 January 2006
An attempt to animate an abstract Charlie Chaplin-esque figure.
Creative Process: Norman McLaren Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
Norman McLaren was a cinematic genius who made films without cameras, and music without instruments. He produced sixty films in a stunning range of styles and techniques, collecting over 200 international awards, and world recognition.
Fiddle De-Dee Trailer (1947)
03 September 1947
A film fantasy of dancing music and dancing color. Listen to the Mocking Bird played by an oldtime fiddler, brilliant patterns ripple, flow, flicker and blend.
Christmas Cracker Trailer (1963)
01 January 1963
Three separate sequences related to Christmas, animated in different styles: cutout animation of children dancing in the snow to "Jingle Bells," stop-motion animation of toys come to life, and cel animation of a man who seeks the ideal star to top his Christmas tree.
Korean Alphabet Trailer (1967)
12 May 1967
The Korean alphabet, illustrated with animation, spoken, and accompanied by music.
McLaren on McLaren Trailer (1983)
13 May 1983
An opening address, a tribute and highlights of a long and productive career--McLaren on McLaren is Norman McLaren on camera.
Pas de Deux Trailer (1968)
01 October 1968
Two ballet dancers perform a dance enhanced with surreal after-image visuals.
Canon Trailer (1964)
06 August 1964
Perhaps the only film whose content is totally based on the musical form known as canon. The first sequence is a simple demonstration of the canon "Frere Jacques" where four cubes dance and combine with one another on a checkerboard.
Lines: Horizontal Trailer (1962)
01 January 1962
An experiment in pure design by film artists Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart. Lines, ruled directly on film, move with precision and grace against a background of changing colors, in response to music specially composed for the films.
News for the Navy Trailer (1937)
19 January 1937
Norman McLaren's documentary-style account of how a letter from home reaches a sailor on duty in foreign waters.
Blinkity Blank Trailer (1955)
25 April 1955
A playful exercise in intermittent animation and spasmodic imagery. Playing with the laws relating to persistence of vision and after-image on the retina of the eye, McLaren engraves pictures on blank film creating vivid, percussive effects.
Stars and Stripes Trailer (1939)
13 November 1939
An abstract animation by Norman McLaren, who was born in Scotland in 1914. His interest in filmmaking began early in life after he became acquainted with works by the great Russian filmmakers Eisenstein and Pudovkin and the German animator Oskar Fischinger.
Loops Trailer (1940)
31 December 1940
An experimental film in which both sound and visuals were created entirely by McLaren drawing directly upon the film with ordinary pen and ink.
Hen Hop Trailer (1942)
01 January 1942
This joyful short animation features a dancing hen that transforms into an egg. The film was made without a camera by Norman McLaren, who drew directly onto 35 mm movie stock with ordinary pen and ink.
Short and Suite Trailer (1959)
01 January 1959
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 ensemble by Eldon Rathburn.
5 for 4 Trailer (1942)
01 January 1942
This animated short by Norman McLaren serves as a wartime savings campaign. Symbolic figures, drawn directly on 35mm film stock, move and dance against a simple painted background.
McLaren Homemovie Trailer (1936)
01 February 1936
Amateur footage, probably filmed by Norman McLaren, of a group of his friends on a visit to his parents' home in Stirling.
V for Victory Trailer (1941)
10 April 1941
This animated short by Norman McLaren is a publicity message for a war bond campaign. Symbols, a stick man and lettering are drawn directly on 35mm film stock and synchronized with a brass band rendition of Sousa's march "The Thunderer.
Rythmetic Trailer (1956)
19 January 1956
On a blue background, a series of numbers (1 to 5) begin to appear, forming simple arithmetic equations that create a pattern.
Twirligig Trailer (1952)
01 January 1952
Early abstract 3d stereoscopic animation by Norman McLaren collaborator Gretta Ekman.
The Seasons Trailer (1950)
22 April 1950
An animated short film about The Four Seasons by Norman McLaren.
Hell Unltd Trailer (1936)
04 September 1936
In this film Norman McLaren uses puppets, diagrams, animation and live-action to present an anti-war message for use by peace organizations.
The Flicker Film Trailer (1961)
01 January 1961
‘Too esoteric, even for me,’ said McLaren about his The Flicker Film. The famous animator’s most abstract effort is marginalized to the point of being officially labelled as ‘unfinished,’ even though the explosion of high-intensity stroboscopic imagery created by rapidly alternating black and white frames, coupled to infectious syncopation on the soundtrack - looks and sounds to be not only complete enough, but utterly mind-blowing.
Blackbird Trailer (1958)
01 December 1958
To the tune of a classic French-Canadian nonsense song, surreal blackbird made of lines loses body parts and gets them back threefold.
Chants populaires nº 5 Trailer (1943)
05 August 1943
Alexandre Alexeïeff illustrated the song "Et moi je m'enfouiyais" (En passant) using the pinscreen technique.
Dots and Loops Trailer (1948)
01 January 1948
An hand drawn animation merged from two originally separate films. (The films were originally drawn )
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees Trailer (1970)
12 May 1970
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees is a 1970 documentary exploring the career of Norman McLaren, a Scots-Canadian animator known for his pioneering work in experimental animation, using innovative techniques to blend visual art with sound design.
New York Lightboard Record Trailer (1961)
01 January 1961
New Yorkers watch as Norman McLaren's animated promotional film for Canadian tourism plays on the giant pixelboard overlooking Times Square.
Jacques Drouin: In Relief Trailer (2009)
01 January 2009
This documentary is a portrait of the animator of Le Paysagiste, from his childhood in Eastern Quebec to his career at the NFB.
New York Lightboard Trailer (1961)
01 January 1961
This short animation of linear symbols made from paper cutouts was created as a Canadian tourism publicity clip.
War and Peace Trailer (2005)
01 January 2005
This documentary short illustrates the thematic role of war in the works of filmmaker Norman McLaren, from his traumatic experiences in the Spanish Civil War to the Korean conflict, which inspired him to make Neighbours.
Tanguy Landscape Test Trailer (2006)
01 January 2006
Featuring a voiceover. 1944 test inspired by surrealist painter Yves Tanguy, an improvised moving growing landscape in a surrealistic manner.