Creative Process: Norman McLaren

Creative Process: Norman McLaren

117 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1990

Norman McLaren was a cinematic genius who made films without cameras, and music without instruments. He produced sixty films in a stunning range of styles and techniques, collecting over 200 international awards, and world recognition. In Creative Process, director Donald McWilliams demystifies the process of artistic creation. Drawing on McLaren's private film vaults, a gold mine of experimental footage and uncompleted films, McWilliams explores McLaren's methods, including his celebrated "pixillation" technique, and his daring forays into animated surrealism.

Creative Process: Norman McLaren

117 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1990

Creative Process: Norman McLaren
Norman McLaren was a cinematic genius who made films without cameras, and music without instruments. He produced sixty films in a stunning range of styles and techniques, collecting over 200 international awards, and world recognition. In Creative Process, director Donald McWilliams demystifies the process of artistic creation. Drawing on McLaren's private film vaults, a gold mine of experimental footage and uncompleted films, McWilliams explores McLaren's methods, including his celebrated "pixillation" technique, and his daring forays into animated surrealism.
Producers
Original title Creative Process: Norman McLaren
Directors Claude Dionne, Donald McWilliams
Writers Susan Huycke

Cast

Norman McLaren

as Himself (archive footage)

John Grierson

as Self

Grant Munro

as Self

Gavin Millar

as Interviewer (archive footage)

Susan Huycke

as (voice)