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Twirligig

Name: Twirligig
Duration: 4 min

1952 | 4 min

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A stereoscopic animated film based on the techniques used by McLaren in Now Is the Time. Both the sound and the visuals were hand-drawn directly upon the film.

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Credits

producer

Norman McLaren
animation

Gretta Ekman
music

Maurice Blackburn

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