1926, SpiralsPorter34b S2011

UCSC: Porter 34B, Chaos, Fractals, and the Arts, Spring 2011

Norman McLaren, Biobib


Biography
  • 1914, born, Stirling, Scotland
  • 1932, started art classes
  • 1933, first abstract film
  • 1936, London, worked for the post office film unit
  • 1939, New York
  • 1941, Canada, worked for National Film Board
  • 1987, died, Montreal
Films on DVD (from nearly 60 titles)
  • Scherzo, 1939, 1.5 min, (#12) ***
  • Loops, 1940, 3 min (#11) ***
  • Neighbors, 1952, 8 min (#14)
  • Blinkity Blank, 1955, 5 min (#10) ***
  • Canon, 1964, 9 min (#05) ***
  • Synchromy, 1971, 7.5 min (#13) ***
  • Animated Motion, 1-5, 1976-78, 7-8-9 min ea (#04, 06-09)(demos)
Menu of DVD
  • Synchromy, 1971, 7.5 min, color sound ***
  • Test A for Synchromy (T)
  • Test B for Synchromy (T)
  • Workshop Experiments in Animated Sound (T)
  • Loops, 1940, 3 min, color sound ***
  • Neighbors, 1952, 8 min, color sound ***
  • Blinkity Blank, 1955, 5 min, color sound ***
  • Le Merle Rehearses (U), 1958, 4 min, color sound
  • Scherzo ***
  • Canon, 1964, 9 min, color sound ***
  • Pen Point Percussion (A)
  • Animated Sound Tests (T)
  • Korean Alphabet (C)
  • Synthetic Music Experiments (Audio Only) (T)
  • Animated Motion, 1-5 ***
From Terence Dobson, The Film Work of Norman McLaren, 2006 and DVD

Revised 16 April 2011 by Ralph