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Norman McLaren was born in Stirling in April 1914. The son of a painter and decorator he was educated at Stirling High Scool. He studied art and interior design at the Glasgow School of Art from 1933-36. While there he began making short experimental films. His work came to the attention of John Grierson who offered him a job with the GPO film unit in London. . McLaren gained valuable filmmaking experience at the GPO and in 1939 when Grierson moved to Canada to set up their National Film Board, he invited McLaren to join him. In Canada Grierson gave McLaren the freedom to experiment. He examined the various ways sound and movement could be presented on film and developed a variety of different techniques of animation. McLaren's genius was recognised worldwide with a string of awards for his work including an Oscar in 1953 for his short film Neighbours. You can listen to an award-winning student radio feature about McLaren here. The University of Stirling Archives is engaged in an ongoing collaborative project with the Changing Room, Stirling Council's contemporary art gallery, to create new works inspired by the archives of Norman McLaren and John Grierson. Further information can be found here. |
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. The Norman McLaren Archive was made possible through the generous donation of material from a number of members of McLaren's family. The collection is divided into the following sections, each covering a particular aspect of McLaren's life and career: . |
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