Norman McLaren Filmes

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

Compilation of McLaren's Blurr technique.

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

Produced for the National Film Board of Canada

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....

An hand drawn animation merged of Colors.

A compilation of seven shorts made for the National Film Board of Canada. Features the NFBC shorts, "Nahanni," "Le Merle," "A Chairy Tale," "The Cars...

On a blue background, a series of numbers (1 to 5) begin to appear, forming simple arithmetic equations that create a pattern. Numbers and symbols...

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

In 1966, McLaren began a metamorphic film in which he explored the light and colour of Canada in this unfinished film.

A compilation of various tests, techniques and experiments compiled from the 1940s - 1950s. Silent film.

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....

This short animation of linear symbols made from paper cutouts was created as a Canadian tourism publicity clip. Projected in New York's Times...