Grant Munro
Director · 1923 – 2017 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Grant Munro was a Canadian animator, filmmaker, and actor, celebrated for his innovative contributions to animation and documentary filmmaking. He joined the NFB in 1945 and co-starred in Norman McLaren's Oscar-winning short Neighbours (1952). Munro's film Christmas Cracker (1963) was nominated for an Academy Award. His versatility in various filmmaking roles and his pioneering work in animation techniques have left a significant legacy in Canadian cinema.
Movies12
Movie6.2DocumentaryAnimationPinscreen animation makes use of a screen filled with movable pins, which can be moved in or out by pressing an object onto the screen. The screen is lit from the side so that the pins cast shadows.
Pinscreen
1973 · 5 votes
- Movie5.7ComedyAnimation
Norman McLaren instructs Grant Munro on the movements he is to make. The film technique for Two Bagatelles is pixillation, where the actor is animated frame by frame, as in the film Neighbours/Voisins.
Two Bagatelles
1953 · 7 votes
Movie7.5ComedyAnimationIn this Oscar-winning short film, Norman McLaren employs the principles normally used to put drawings or puppets into motion to animate live actors. The story is a parable about two people who come to blows over the possession of a flower.
Neighbours
1952 · 133 votes
Movie8.0DocumentaryFeatures clips from 21 documentary and animation film classics, interviews with NFB filmmakers past and present, and incisive commentary from film critics and historians on the role and influence of the NFB during its first half century of existence.
The Magical Eye
1989 · 1 votes
Movie5.1HorrorComedyA chain-smoking woman has an encounter with a vampire.
Ashes of Doom
1970 · 8 votes
Movie8.0DocumentaryThe Eye Hears, the Ear Sees is a 1970 documentary exploring the career of Norman McLaren, a Scots-Canadian animator known for his pioneering work in experimental animation, using innovative techniques to blend visual art with sound design.
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
1970 · 1 votes
Movie3.0Grant Munro dances to New Orleans jazz music.
Six and Seven-Eighths
2003 · 1 votes
- Movie6.7Documentary
Norman McLaren was a cinematic genius who made films without cameras, and music without instruments. He produced sixty films in a stunning range of styles and techniques, collecting over 200 international awards, and world recognition. In Creative Process, director Donald McWilliams demystifies the process of artistic creation. Drawing on McLaren's private film vaults, a gold mine of experimental footage and uncompleted films, McWilliams explores McLaren's methods, including his celebrated "pixillation" technique, and his daring forays into animated surrealism.
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
1990 · 6 votes
Movie7.0AnimationAn unconventional version of The Christmas Carol.
The Energy Carol
1975 · 1 votes
- Movie8.0
An enthusiastic but naive campaign worker causes trouble for his candidate due to his unorthodox campaign tactics, which turn out to violate the election law.
The Ballot-o-Maniac
1953 · 1 votes
Movie7.1FamilyAnimationThree separate sequences related to Christmas, animated in different styles: cutout animation of children dancing in the snow to "Jingle Bells," stop-motion animation of toys come to life, and cel animation of a man who seeks the ideal star to top his Christmas tree.
- Movie6.0Comedy
Stop-motion, pixillation and other trick photography methods are used to depict situations on a farm.
On the Farm
2003 · 1 votes