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Norman McLaren

Norman McLaren. Presented by Paul Aumer-Ryan School of Information The University of Texas. Introduction. 1914-1987 Famous Scottish experimental filmmaker Created many new artistic techniques in film and animation

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Norman McLaren

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  1. Norman McLaren Presented by Paul Aumer-Ryan School of Information The University of Texas

  2. Introduction • 1914-1987 • Famous Scottish experimental filmmaker • Created many new artistic techniques in film and animation • Saw a strong connection between sound and sight (e.g., Synchromy, 1971) • Great sense of humor and flair for storytelling

  3. Biography • 1914: Born in Scotland • 1932: Attended Glasgow School of Fine Arts • 1934: Worked with Grierson at the General Post Office Film Unit in London • 1939: Emigrated to US • 1941: Joined the National Film Board in Canada • 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s: National Film Board of Canada • 1983: Retired from NFB • 1986: Interviewed for documentary on his life • 1987: Died in Montreal (72 years old)

  4. Politics • Worked as a cameraman in Spain during the Civil War in 1936 • Worked on a rural education project in China in 1949 • Became a communist and a pacifist leading up to WWII • Ended up making several propaganda films for the war effort • Eventually gave up strong political ties in favor of focusing on art

  5. Politics • “The Head Test”

  6. Philosophy • Believed there was a tension with cohesiveness/consistency: too much and the art is stale, too little and no one understands it • Was more interested in art as process rather than a finished (and static) work • Believed painting was a dying art, and filmmaking was just being born • Heavily influenced by surrealism, esp. Tanguay

  7. Techniques • Painting, Drawing, Etching on film • Animated Chalk Drawings • Super-imposition using an optical printer (time-shifting) • Corridor zoom • Pixillation • Cross-fading • Paper cut-outs

  8. Films • 59 completed films • http://www.nfb.ca/trouverunfilm/listerecherche.php?type=credit&id=11192&v=h&lg=en&nom=Norman%20McLaren&dureeMin=0&dureeMax=0&anneeMin=&anneeMax=&startrow=0 • My favorites: • A Chairy Tale (9:52) • Begone Dull Care (7:47) • Neighbours (8:05)

  9. Conclusion • Highly influential on other artists and filmmakers • Won more than 200 international awards, including an Oscar (for Neighbours)

  10. References • Anim8ed. (n.d.). Anim8ed – Norman McLaren. Retrieved October 26, 2006, from: http://www.anim8ed.org.uk/resources_index_mclaren.asp • Collins, M. (1976). Norman McLaren. Ottawa: Canadian Film Institute. • Millar, G. (Director). (1989). The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees: An Hour With Norman McLaren [Motion Picture]. • McLaren, N. (Producer, Director). (1948). Boogie-Doodle [Motion Picture]. • McLaren, N. (Producer, Director). (1949). Begone Dull Care [Motion Picture]. • McLaren, N. (Producer, Director). (1952). A Phantasy [Motion Picture]. • McLaren, N. (Producer, Director). (1952). Neighbours [Motion Picture]. • McLaren, N. (Producer, Director). (1955). Blinkity Blank [Motion Picture]. • McLaren, N. (Producer, Director). (1957). A Chairy Tale [Motion Picture]. • McLaren, N. (Producer, Director). (1958). Le Merle [Motion Picture]. • McLaren, N. (Producer, Director). (1962). Lines-Horizontal [Motion Picture]. • McLaren, N. (Producer, Director). (1965). Mosaic [Motion Picture]. • McLaren, N. (Producer, Director). (1968). Pas de deux [Motion Picture]. • McLaren, N. (Producer, Director). (1971). Synchromy [Motion Picture]. • McWilliams, D., & Dionne, C. (Directors). (1990). Creative Process: Norman McLaren [Motion Picture]. • Screen Online. (n.d.). McLaren, Norman (1914-1987) Biography. Retrieved November 1, 2006, from: http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/446775/index.html • The Canadian Encyclopedia. (n.d.). McLaren, Norman. Retrieved October 26, 2006, from: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0002301 • The Internet Movie Database. (n.d.). Norman McLaren. Retrieved November 1, 2006, from: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0572235/ • The National Film Board of Canada. (n.d.). Norman McLaren – Focus on Animation. Retrieved October 26, 2006, from: http://www.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/filmmakers/Norman-McLaren/overview.php • The National Film Board of Canada. (n.d.). Portraits – Norman McLaren. Retrieved November 1, 2006, from: http://www.nfb.ca/portraits/fiche.php?id=285&v=h&lg=en

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