Norman McLaren Movies

  • 1950
    The Corridor

    The Corridor

    The Corridor

    01950HD

    This uncompleted film uses a technique invented by McLaren in the 1930s; the travelling zoom. McLaren's intention was to make the corridor gradually...

    The Corridor
  • 1939
    Scherzo

    Scherzo

    Scherzo

    6.21939HD

    Norman McLaren made Scherzo early after his arrival in North America in 1939, but the film was subsequently lost. In 1984 the original materials were...

    Scherzo
  • 1961
    New York Lightboard Record

    New York Lightboard Record

    New York Lightboard Record

    4.81961HD

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

    New York Lightboard Record
  • 1936
    McLaren Homemovie

    McLaren Homemovie

    McLaren Homemovie

    01936HD

    Amateur footage, probably filmed by Norman McLaren, of a group of his friends on a visit to his parents' home in Stirling.

    McLaren Homemovie
  • 1943
    Dollar Dance

    Dollar Dance

    Dollar Dance

    4.71943HD

    This wartime publicity trailer by Norman McLaren focuses on wartime inflation and the role of price control. Single-frame animation is used with pen...

    Dollar Dance