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Creative Process: Norman McLaren

Jan 1, 1990 · 1h 57m
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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.

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Norman McLaren
Self (archive footage)
John Grierson
Self
Grant Munro
Self
Gavin Millar
Self - Interviewer (archive footage)
Susan Huycke
(voice)
Directed by Donald McWilliams

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CA
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