Norman McLaren
Norman McLaren
Norman McLaren, CC, CQwas a Scottish/Canadian animator, director and producer known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada. He was a pioneer in a number of areas of animation and filmmaking, including hand-drawn animation, drawn-on-film animation, visual music, abstract film, pixilation and graphical sound...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth11 April 1914
art process evolve
The process of art evolving is always one which has fascinated me.
art canvas film
I have tried to preserve in my relationship to the film the same closeness and intimacy that exists between a painter and his canvas.
art moving desire
In any art movement, the art has to move into a new phase - a filmmaker has a desire to make a film that is not like a previous film.
art should-have unity
The good moral work of art should have all the qualities that a good amoral work of art should have, such as formal unity, balance, contrast, and a sensitivity to the material out of which it is made.
art moving drawing
Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn.
previous whether
I don't know whether it ever comes back to the same thing; it does return to the spirit of a previous period in some way, but it's different, it's new.
consciousness human social
But it has, in addition, an even more precious quality - a consciousness of the human intelligence, the human spirit and that man is a social creature.
Film is changing, and it can't help but keep changing.
infinitely watch
If I find a film dull, I find it infinitely more entertaining to watch the scratches.
black-and-white color film
I like black and white films. I don't exactly know why - probably because there is a stylization which is removed from actual life, unlike a color film.
people age return
So people will come along and do new things and sometimes return to the spirit of an earlier age.
philosophy simple delight
And so my militant philosophy is this: to make with a brush on canvas is a simple direct delight-to make with the movie is the same.
two drawing patterns
By drawing or exposing two or more patterns on the same bit of film I can create harmony and textual effects.
giving sound smooth
Well rounded forms gives smooth sounds; sharper or angular forms give harder and harsher sounds.