Norman McLaren Movies

  • 1959
    Mail Early for Christmas

    Mail Early for Christmas

    Mail Early for Christmas

    3.61959HD

    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...

    Mail Early for Christmas
  • 1935
    Polychrome Fantasy

    Polychrome Fantasy

    Polychrome Fantasy

    5.11935HD

    In this early film Norman McLaren shot crystal formations through a low-power microscope, using polarized light with the lower part of the picture...

    Polychrome Fantasy
  • 1953
    Two Bagatelles

    Two Bagatelles

    Two Bagatelles

    5.51953HD

    Norman McLaren instructs Grant Munro on the movements he is to make. The film technique for Two Bagatelles is pixillation, where the actor is...

    Two Bagatelles
  • 1946
    Hoppity Pop

    Hoppity Pop

    Hoppity Pop

    3.71946HD

    An animated film in which colored shapes dance to calliope music. The visuals were drawn by Norman McLaren directly upon the film with pen and ink....

    Hoppity Pop
  • 1933
    7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings

    7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings

    7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings

    4.3331933HD

    Experimental film showing a day's activities at the Glasgow College of Art.

    7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings
  • 1941
    V for Victory

    V for Victory

    V for Victory

    51941HD

    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...

    V for Victory
  • 1940
    NBC Valentine Greeting

    NBC Valentine Greeting

    NBC Valentine Greeting

    51940HD

    A play on the theme of hearts. Two hearts cavort, change shape, shoot arrows at one another, give birth, and finally become one heart bearing the...

    NBC Valentine Greeting
  • 1935
    Camera Makes Whoopee

    Camera Makes Whoopee

    Camera Makes Whoopee

    5.251935HD

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

    Camera Makes Whoopee
  • 1937
    Book Bargain

    Book Bargain

    Book Bargain

    51937HD

    Shows the production of the London telephone directory.

    Book Bargain
  • 1959
    Serenal

    Serenal

    Serenal

    5.21959HD

    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...

    Serenal
  • 1961
    New York Lightboard Record

    New York Lightboard Record

    New York Lightboard Record

    4.81961HD

    New Yorkers watch as Norman McLaren's animated promotional film for Canadian tourism plays on the giant pixelboard overlooking Times Square. The...

    New York Lightboard Record
  • 1990
    Creative Process: Norman McLaren

    Creative Process: Norman McLaren

    Creative Process: Norman McLaren

    61990HD

    Norman McLaren was a cinematic genius who made films without cameras, and music without instruments. He produced sixty films in a stunning range of...

    Creative Process: Norman McLaren
  • 1946
    Up There in the Mountains

    Up There in the Mountains

    Up There in the Mountains

    61946HD

    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...

    Up There in the Mountains
  • 1978
    Animated Motion: Part 5

    Animated Motion: Part 5

    Animated Motion: Part 5

    5.251978HD

    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...

    Animated Motion: Part 5
  • 1937
    News for the Navy

    News for the Navy

    News for the Navy

    5.31937HD

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

    News for the Navy
  • 1939
    The Obedient Flame

    The Obedient Flame

    The Obedient Flame

    4.71939HD

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

    The Obedient Flame
  • 1973
    Pinscreen

    Pinscreen

    Pinscreen

    6.71973HD

    Pinscreen animation makes use of a screen filled with movable pins, which can be moved in or out by pressing an object onto the screen. The screen is...

    Pinscreen
  • 1977
    Animated Motion: Part 4

    Animated Motion: Part 4

    Animated Motion: Part 4

    51977HD

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

    Animated Motion: Part 4
  • 1977
    Animated Motion: Part 3

    Animated Motion: Part 3

    Animated Motion: Part 3

    51977HD

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

    Animated Motion: Part 3
  • 1977
    Animated Motion: Part 2

    Animated Motion: Part 2

    Animated Motion: Part 2

    51977HD

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

    Animated Motion: Part 2