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Stars and Stripes (1939)
An abstract animation by Norman McLaren, who was born in Scotland in 1914. His interest in filmmaking began early in life after he became acquainted with works by the great Russian filmmakers Eisenstein and Pudovkin and the German animator Oskar Fischinger.
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Mail Early (1941)
This publicity clip for Canada Post is Norman McLaren’s first film for the NFB. For this animated short, McLaren drew symbols by pen onto clear 35 mm stock, which was then superimposed on a photographed painted background. Benny Goodman’s rendition of Jingle Bells provides the accompaniment. (NFB)
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Hoppity Pop (1946)
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. Simple forms dance about the screen to the discordant strains of an old-time circus calliope.
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Lines: Vertical (1960)
An experiment in abstract film-making, this short film (as it name implies) consists only of vertical lines, drawn directly onto each film frame, that change in response to music.
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New York Lightboard Record (1961)
New Yorkers watch as Norman McLaren’s animated promotional film for Canadian tourism plays on the giant pixelboard overlooking Times Square. The caption below the board reads: “Canada… Wonderful World At Your Doorstep”. McLaren himself is a member of the crowd.
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Canon (1964)
Perhaps the only film whose content is totally based on the musical form known as canon. The first sequence is a simple demonstration of the canon “Frere Jacques” where four cubes dance and combine with one another on a checkerboard. The second sequence show four little human-like figures dancing in space. The third and most elaborate sequence shows a human going through several strange gesticulations. Through multiple printing we realize that the man, as in the previous sequences, is part of a visual canon and is making the gestures to himself. As we hear variations on the canonic theme so too do we witness visual variations: a woman and cat enters the canon. To show the musical technique of inversion, the image of the man is printed upside down.
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Spheres (1969)
There isn’t much that McLaren did wrong, and this piece certainly is no exception. There’s something very curious and magical about the spheres themselves (reminiscent of early CGI animation and point-clouds) and the perceived 3D-depth at which they float over the painted canvases. True beauty from a true master.
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On the Farm (2003)
Stop-motion, pixillation and other trick photography methods are used to depict situations on a farm.
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