Alouette

Canada, 1944

Film
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Norman McLaren is noted for his many innovative and experimental film animation techniques. He co-animated, with Rene Jodoin, this item for including in a sing-along series, “Lets All Sing Together” (No.1). Single-frame animation of paper cutouts was the technique used.

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Credits

producer

Norman McLaren

production company

ONF | NFB

Duration

00:04:00:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1944

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016205

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q64922924

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