Opening Speech: McLaren

Norman McLaren tries to welcome a festival audience, but a mischievous animated microphone refuses to cooperate.

A delightful classic in which an animation legend gets outwitted by his own film tricks.

In this short film, Norman McLaren is literally caught by his own film tricks. As he attempts to welcome an audience, he is frustrated by an animated microphone with a will of its own.

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