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Now Is the Time

Norman McLaren
1951 | 3 min
Along with Around Is Around, one of two 3-D films commissioned by the British Film Institute for the Festival of Britain. Photographed paper cutouts and images drawn directly on film stock were given single-frame animation. Stereoscopy was achieved by photographing and drawing two visuals (one for the left eye, one for the right eye) with controlled displacement of the elements in relationship to each other. The hand-drawn sound was also composed and recorded on two separate bands for stereoscopic playing.

Awards and distinctions

  • Special Award - Category: Experimental
    Annual Canadian Film Awards, Toronto
    1952