A detailed retrospective of the animation film at the National Film Board of Canada, of the techniques employed, and of the men and women who used and sometimes invented them. Documentary footage explains the techniques, and clips from NFB films illustrate the often spectacular results. Topics include Norman McLaren, hand-drawn-on-film and pixillation techniques, the “sing-along” animated songs of the 1940s, Alexandre Alexeieff’s pinscreen, and Evelyn Lambart’s fairytale improvisations. (Awards: New York; San Francisco; Salerno.)
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322136
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Animation (Cinematography)
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - United States - New York - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → McLaren, Norman, 1914-
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)