Creative Process: Norman McLaren

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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.

Country:

Canada

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

117 minutes

Year:

1990

Director:

Donald McWilliams

Cast:
Norman McLaren

Himself (archive footage)

John Grierson

Self

Grant Munro

Self

Gavin Millar

Interviewer (archive footage)

Susan Huycke

(voice)

Crew:
Donald McWilliams

Director

Claude Dionne

Director

Susan Huycke

Writer

Douglas Macdonald

Executive Producer

David Verrall

Producer