Two Bagatelles

Directed by Norman McLaren, Grant Munro · Starring Grant Munro · 1953

Two tiny pixilation pieces: a man waltzes across a lawn to synthetic music, then marches at breakneck speed through a backyard to a calliope tune.

Norman McLaren turns a live performer into a cartoon in two minutes of pure pixilation delight.

Two short Norman McLaren films in which animation technique is employed with live actors. In the first, entitled On the Lawn, a male dancer waltzes to synthetic music. The second is a fast march, In the Backyard, accompa

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