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Norman McLaren Quotes

Unless it’s done superbly, as in the Japanese film Gate of Hell, color can be a very distracting element Picture Quote #1

I like black and white films. I don’t exactly know why - probably because there is a stylization which is removed from actual life, unlike a color film Picture Quote #1

Unless it’s done superbly, as in the Japanese film Gate of Hell, color can be a very distracting element Picture Quote #1

Take a film of Jacques Tati like Mon Oncle which has something quite new - for me, unique - in it Picture Quote #1

Film is changing, and it can’t help but keep changing Picture Quote #1

In any art movement, the art has to move into a new phase - a filmmaker has a desire to make a film that is not like a previous film Picture Quote #1

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I like black and white films. I don’t exactly know why - probably because there is a stylization which is removed from actual life, unlike a color film Picture Quote #1

And so my militant philosophy is this: to make with a brush on canvas is a simple direct delight-to make with the movie is the same Picture Quote #1

But it has, in addition, an even more precious quality - a consciousness of the human intelligence, the human spirit and that man is a social creature Picture Quote #1

The process of art evolving is always one which has fascinated me Picture Quote #1

Well rounded forms gives smooth sounds; sharper or angular forms give harder and harsher sounds Picture Quote #1

The number of strokes to the inch controls the pitch of the note: The more, the higher the pitch; the fewer, the lower the pitch, the size of the stroke controls the loudness... The tone quality is the most difficult element to control, it is made by the shape of the strokes Picture Quote #1

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If I find a film dull, I find it infinitely more entertaining to watch the scratches Picture Quote #1

Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn Picture Quote #1

I don’t know whether it ever comes back to the same thing; it does return to the spirit of a previous period in some way, but it’s different, it’s new Picture Quote #1

By drawing or exposing two or more patterns on the same bit of film I can create harmony and textual effects Picture Quote #1

The good moral work of art should have all the qualities that a good amoral work of art should have, such as formal unity, balance, contrast, and a sensitivity to the material out of which it is made Picture Quote #1

So people will come along and do new things and sometimes return to the spirit of an earlier age Picture Quote #1

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I have tried to preserve in my relationship to the film the same closeness and intimacy that exists between a painter and his canvas Picture Quote #1

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Unless it’s done superbly, as in the Japanese film Gate of Hell, color can be a very distracting element. (Norman McLaren Quotes) I like black and white films. I don’t exactly know why - probably because there is a stylization which is removed from actual life, unlike a color film. (Norman McLaren Quotes) Unless it’s done superbly, as in the Japanese film Gate of Hell, color can be a very distracting element (Norman McLaren Quotes) Take a film of Jacques Tati like Mon Oncle which has something quite new - for me, unique - in it (Norman McLaren Quotes) Film is changing, and it can’t help but keep changing (Norman McLaren Quotes) In any art movement, the art has to move into a new phase - a filmmaker has a desire to make a film that is not like a previous film (Norman McLaren Quotes) I like black and white films. I don’t exactly know why - probably because there is a stylization which is removed from actual life, unlike a color film (Norman McLaren Quotes) And so my militant philosophy is this: to make with a brush on canvas is a simple direct delight-to make with the movie is the same (Norman McLaren Quotes) But it has, in addition, an even more precious quality - a consciousness of the human intelligence, the human spirit and that man is a social creature (Norman McLaren Quotes) The process of art evolving is always one which has fascinated me (Norman McLaren Quotes) Well rounded forms gives smooth sounds; sharper or angular forms give harder and harsher sounds (Norman McLaren Quotes) The number of strokes to the inch controls the pitch of the note: The more, the higher the pitch; the fewer, the lower the pitch, the size of the stroke controls the loudness... The tone quality is the most difficult element to control, it is made by the shape of the strokes (Norman McLaren Quotes) If I find a film dull, I find it infinitely more entertaining to watch the scratches (Norman McLaren Quotes) Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn (Norman McLaren Quotes) I don’t know whether it ever comes back to the same thing; it does return to the spirit of a previous period in some way, but it’s different, it’s new (Norman McLaren Quotes) By drawing or exposing two or more patterns on the same bit of film I can create harmony and textual effects (Norman McLaren Quotes) The good moral work of art should have all the qualities that a good amoral work of art should have, such as formal unity, balance, contrast, and a sensitivity to the material out of which it is made (Norman McLaren Quotes) So people will come along and do new things and sometimes return to the spirit of an earlier age (Norman McLaren Quotes) I have tried to preserve in my relationship to the film the same closeness and intimacy that exists between a painter and his canvas (Norman McLaren Quotes)