And so my militant philosophy is this: to make with a brush on canvas is a simple direct delight-to make with the movie is the same. Norman McLaren brushcanvasdelight Change image and share on social
Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn. Norman McLaren animationartdraw Change image and share on social
By drawing or exposing two or more patterns on the same bit of film I can create harmony and textual effects. Norman McLaren bitecreatedraw Change image and share on social
I like black and white films. I don't exactly know why - probably because there is a stylization which is removed from actual life, unlike a color film. Norman McLaren actualblackcolor Change image and share on social
I have tried to preserve in my relationship to the film the same closeness and intimacy that exists between a painter and his canvas. Norman McLaren canvasclosenessexist Change image and share on social
The good moral work of art should have all the qualities that a good amoral work of art should have, such as formal unity, balance, contrast, and a sensitivity to the material out of which it is made. Norman McLaren amoralartbalance Change image and share on social
So people will come along and do new things and sometimes return to the spirit of an earlier age. Norman McLaren ageearlypeople Change image and share on social
Take a film of Jacques Tati like Mon Oncle which has something quite new - for me, unique - in it. Norman McLaren filmjacquesmon Change image and share on social
The number of strokes to the inch controls the pitch of the note: the more, the higher the pitch; the fewer, the lower the pitch, the size of the stroke controls the loudness... the tone quality is the most difficult element to control, it is made by the shape of the strokes. Norman McLaren controldifficultelement share on social
Unless it's done superbly, as in the Japanese film Gate of Hell, color can be a very distracting element. Norman McLaren colordistractelement Change image and share on social
