Two bagatelles

Canada, 1951

Film
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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, accompanied by an old-fashioned calliope.

Credits

co-director

Grant Munro

Norman McLaren

producer

Norman McLaren

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:02:20:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

29839

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Animation (Cinematography)

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Canada

Experimental

Music & Performing Arts → Dance in motion pictures, television, etc.

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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