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Around Is Around

Norman McLaren
1951 | 10 min
The second of the two 3-D films--the first is Now Is the Time--commissioned by the British Film Institute to Norman McLaren for the Festival of Britain. It photographs moving oscilloscope patterns given stereoscopic form through the control of different left-eye and right-eye image positions.

Awards and distinctions

  • Nominated for Animation Award
    British Film Institute Festival of Animation Films, London
    1957
  • Special Award - Category: Experimental
    Annual Canadian Film Awards, Toronto
    1952