Daedalus

Daedalus

"Fly too high and you will burn, go too low and you won't breathe." Daedalus weaves a tale of ambition and caution through an ancient myth, set in...

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Mosaic

Mosaic

A man sets a ping-pong ball into motion and it becomes fruitful and multiplies.

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Creative Process: Norman McLaren

Creative Process: Norman McLaren

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

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Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short

Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short

So is this what the kids of today are into? Well, as long as it’s safe.

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Pinscreen

Pinscreen

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...

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Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren

Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren

Pen Point Percussion

Pen Point Percussion

A documentary showing Norman McLaren working on the hand-drawn sound process he uses for his short film, Loops.

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The Art of Motion

The Art of Motion

The fourth thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

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Opening Speech

Opening Speech

Norman McLaren attempts to give the opening speech for the first Montreal International Film Festival, but his microphone won't cooperate.

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The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees

The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees

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

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McLaren on McLaren

McLaren on McLaren

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...

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War and Peace

War and Peace

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

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New York Lightboard Record

New York Lightboard Record

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

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Birdlings

Birdlings

This 1967 footage shows McLaren at a computer with Evelyn Lambart, Rene Pardo and two other technicians, followed by the animation test some call...

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On the Farm

On the Farm

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

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Blurr Test

Blurr Test

Compilation of McLaren's Blurr technique.

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McLaren and Space

McLaren and Space

The second thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

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Beginnings

Beginnings

The first thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

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Evelyn Lambart

Evelyn Lambart

The fifth thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren; this time with a focus on his collaborator Evelyn Lambart.

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Tanguy Landscape Test

Tanguy Landscape Test

Featuring a voiceover. 1944 test inspired by surrealist painter Yves Tanguy, an improvised moving growing landscape in a surrealistic manner.

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