Norman McLaren, CC, CQ (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He was a pioneer in a number of areas of animation and filmmaking, including drawn-on-film animation, visual music, abstract film, pixilation and graphical sound. His awards included an Oscar for the Best Documentary in 1952 for Neighbours, a Silver Bear for best short documentary at the 1956 Berlin International Film Festival Rythmetic and a 1969 BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film for Pas de deux.
Filmography
Opening Speech
as Self
Pen Point Percussion
as Self
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
as Self (archive footage)
New York Lightboard Record
as Self - Seen with Man in Hat
Grierson
as Self (archive footage)
McLaren on McLaren
as Self
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
as Self
Daedalus
as sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren
Tour en l'air
as Self