Norman McLaren Movies
- 1950
The Corridor
The Corridor01950HD
This uncompleted film uses a technique invented by McLaren in the 1930s; the travelling zoom. McLaren's intention was to make the corridor gradually...
- 2006
Out-of-Focus Cloudscape
Out-of-Focus Cloudscape02006HD
An idea for backgrounds never used, late 1940s. Silent film.
- 1937
News for the Navy
News for the Navy5.31937HD
Norman McLaren's documentary-style account of how a letter from home reaches a sailor on duty in foreign waters.
- 1951
Now Is the Time
Now Is the Time41951HD
Early abstract 3D film by animation master Norman McLaren.
- 1935
Camera Makes Whoopee
Camera Makes Whoopee5.251935HD
Montage and animation in two Acts: the preparation for the Glasgow Arts School Ball; and the ball itself.
- 1944
The Head Test
The Head Test01944HD
An unfinished animated short by Norman McLaren.
- 1939
The Obedient Flame
The Obedient Flame4.71939HD
Advertising cartoon showing advantages of using gas supply and gas cookers.
- 1937
A Job in a Million
A Job in a Million01937HD
A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.
- 1946
Up There in the Mountains
Up There in the Mountains61946HD
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...
- 1963
Seven Surprizes
Seven Surprizes01963HD
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...
- 2006
Chaplin Test
Chaplin Test02006HD
An attempt to animate an abstract Charlie Chaplin-esque figure.
- 1951
Around Is Around
Around Is Around01951HD
Early abstract 3D film by animation master Norman McLaren and collaborator Evelyn Lambart.
- 1943
Barrel Zoom
Barrel Zoom01943HD
Images supered on a revolving barrel.
- 1944
A Rainy Day
A Rainy Day01944HD
An animated victory bond message with the advice, "Don't cash in your bonds."
- 2006
Pen Drawings
Pen Drawings02006HD
Mixes with still images, 1940s. A large collection of McLaren's surrealist illustrations. Silent film.
- 1960
Test B For Synchromy
Test B For Synchromy01960HD
No information given.
- 1946
Chants populaires nº 6
Chants populaires nº 601946HD
"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...
- 1960
Test A for Synchromy
Test A for Synchromy01960HD
No information given.
- 2006
The Hypnosis Film
The Hypnosis Film02006HD
1960s. A test using circles. Silent film.
- 2006
Surrealistic Hand Drawing
Surrealistic Hand Drawing02006HD
Done during war years. Silent film.