About

Known credits:
169
Birthday:
1914-04-11
Place of birth:
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Website:
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Norman McLaren

Overview

Norman McLaren, CC, CQ (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He was a pioneer in a number of areas of animation and filmmaking, including drawn-on-film animation, visual music, abstract film, pixilation and graphical sound. His awards included an Oscar for the Best Documentary in 1952 for Neighbours, a Silver Bear for best short documentary at the 1956 Berlin International Film Festival Rythmetic and a 1969 BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film for Pas de deux.

Known for

Acting
2024 Daedalus Actor sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren 59
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2006 Painting with Light Actor N/A
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2006 Birdlings Actor N/A
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2006 Blurr Test Actor N/A
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2006 Evelyn Lambart Actor N/A
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2006 Beginnings Actor N/A
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2006 The Art of Motion Actor N/A
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2006 Tanguy Landscape Test Actor Narrator (Voice) N/A
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2006 McLaren and Space Actor N/A
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2005 War and Peace Actor Self N/A
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2003 On the Farm Actor 59
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1990 Creative Process: Norman McLaren Actor Himself (archive footage) 59
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1985 Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short Actor N/A
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1983 McLaren on McLaren Actor Himself N/A
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1973 Pinscreen Actor 59
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1972 Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren Actor Self 59
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1970 The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees Actor N/A
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1965 Mosaic Actor 58
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1961 New York Lightboard Record Actor Himself - seen with man in hat 58
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1961 Opening Speech Actor Himself 59
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1951 Pen Point Percussion Actor Self 58
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Directing
2006 Birdlings Directing Director N/A
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2006 Chaplin Test Directing Director N/A
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2006 Little Negro Directing Director N/A
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2006 The Seasons Directing Director N/A
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2006 Out-of-Focus Cloudscape Directing Director N/A
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2006 Blurr Test Directing Director N/A
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2006 Pen Drawings Directing Director N/A
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2006 The Hypnosis Film Directing Director N/A
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2006 Surrealistic Hand Drawing Directing Director N/A
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2006 McLaren at Play Directing Director N/A
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2003 Six and Seven-Eighths Directing Director N/A
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2003 On the Farm Directing Director 59
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1983 Narcissus Directing Director 58
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1978 Animated Motion: Part 5 Directing Director 58
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1977 Animated Motion: Part 2 Directing Director 58
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1977 Animated Motion: Part 4 Directing Director 58
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1977 Animated Motion: Part 3 Directing Director 58
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1976 Animated Motion: Part 1 Directing Director 58
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1973 Pinscreen Directing Director 59
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1972 Ballet Adagio Directing Director 59
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1971 Synchromy Directing Director 59
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1969 Spheres Directing Director 58
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1968 Pas de Deux Directing Director 59
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1965 Mosaic Directing Director 58
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1964 Canon Directing Director 58
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1963 Christmas Cracker Directing Director 58
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1963 Seven Surprizes Directing Director N/A
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1962 Lines: Horizontal Directing Director 59
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1961 Opening Speech Directing Director 59
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1961 New York Lightboard Record Directing Director 58
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1961 The Flicker Film Directing Director 58
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1960 Lines: Vertical Directing Director 58
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1960 Test B For Synchromy Directing Director N/A
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1960 Test A for Synchromy Directing Director N/A
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1959 Doors Directing Director N/A
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1959 Serenal Directing Director 58
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1959 Short and Suite Directing Director 58
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1959 Mail Early for Christmas Directing Director 58
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1958 Blackbird Directing Director 59
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1957 A Chairy Tale Directing Director 59
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1956 Rythmetic Directing Director 58
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1955 Blinkity Blank Directing Director 59
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1953 Two Bagatelles Directing Director 58
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1952 Neighbours Directing Director 61
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1952 A Phantasy Directing Director 58
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1951 Pen Point Percussion Directing Director 58
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1951 Now Is the Time Directing Director 58
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1951 Around Is Around Directing Director 58
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1950 The Corridor Directing Director N/A
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1949 Begone Dull Care Directing Director 59
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1949 A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949 Directing Director N/A
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1948 Dots and Loops Directing Director 59
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1947 La poulette grise Directing Director 58
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1947 Fiddle-de-dee Directing Director 58
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1946 Chants populaires nº 6 Directing Director N/A
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1946 Up There in the Mountains Directing Director 59
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1946 Hoppity Pop Directing Director 58
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1946 A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting Directing Director 58
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1944 Rock the Boat Directing Director 58
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1944 The Head Test Directing Director N/A
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1944 Alouette Directing Director 58
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1944 Keep Your Mouth Shut Directing Director 58
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1943 Chants populaires nº 5 Directing Director 58
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1943 Snakes Directing Director N/A
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1943 Barrel Zoom Directing Director N/A
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1943 Dollar Dance Directing Director 58
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1942 Hen Hop Directing Director 58
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1942 5 for 4 Directing Director 58
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1941 Mail Early Directing Director 58
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1941 Boogie-Doodle Directing Director 58
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1941 V for Victory Directing Director 58
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1940 Loops Directing Director 59
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1940 NBC Valentine Greeting Directing Director 59
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1940 Spook Sport Directing Director 58
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1940 Dots Directing Director 59
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1939 Stars and Stripes Directing Director 58
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1939 Scherzo Directing Director 59
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1939 Love on the Wing Directing Director 58
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1939 The Obedient Flame Directing Director 58
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1938 Mony a Pickle Directing Director 58
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1937 Book Bargain Directing Director 58
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1937 News for the Navy Directing Director 58
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1936 Hell Unltd Directing Director 58
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1936 McLaren Homemovie Directing Director N/A
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1935 Camera Makes Whoopee Directing Director 58
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1935 Polychrome Fantasy Directing Director 58
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1933 7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings Directing Director 59
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Writing
1961 Opening Speech Writing Writer 59
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1955 Blinkity Blank Writing Writer 59
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1952 Neighbours Writing Writer 61
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1935 Camera Makes Whoopee Writing Writer 58
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Production
1972 Ballet Adagio Production Producer 59
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1969 Spheres Production Producer 58
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1965 Mosaic Production Producer 58
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1962 Lines: Horizontal Production Producer 59
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1961 New York Lightboard Record Production Producer 58
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1960 Lines: Vertical Production Producer 58
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1959 Mail Early for Christmas Production Producer 58
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1955 Blinkity Blank Production Producer 59
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1952 Twirligig Production Producer 59
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1952 A Phantasy Production Producer 58
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1952 Neighbours Production Producer 61
Fair
1951 Pen Point Percussion Production Producer 58
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1951 Now Is the Time Production Producer 58
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1946 Hoppity Pop Production Producer 58
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1944 Rock the Boat Production Producer 58
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1944 A Rainy Day Production Producer N/A
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1942 5 for 4 Production Producer 58
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1942 Hen Hop Production Producer 58
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1941 Mail Early Production Producer 58
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1941 Boogie-Doodle Production Producer 58
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1941 V for Victory Production Producer 58
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1940 Loops Production Producer 59
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1940 Dots Production Producer 59
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1940 Spook Sport Production Producer 58
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1939 Scherzo Production Producer 59
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1935 Camera Makes Whoopee Production Producer 58
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Sound
1967 Korean Alphabet Sound Music 59
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1965 Mosaic Sound Music 58
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1953 Two Bagatelles Sound Music 58
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1952 Neighbours Sound Music 61
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1951 Now Is the Time Sound Sound Designer 58
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Crew
1990 Creative Process: Norman McLaren Crew Compositor 59
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1936 Defence of Madrid Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
1949 Begone Dull Care Editing Editor 59
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1937 A Job in a Million Editing Editor N/A
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1935 Camera Makes Whoopee Editing Editor 58
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Visual Effects
1972 Ballet Adagio Visual Effects Animation 59
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1969 Spheres Visual Effects Animation 58
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1965 Mosaic Visual Effects Animation 58
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1962 Lines: Horizontal Visual Effects Animation 59
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1960 Lines: Vertical Visual Effects Animation 58
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1959 Mail Early for Christmas Visual Effects Animation 58
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1955 Blinkity Blank Visual Effects Animation 59
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1952 Neighbours Visual Effects Animation 61
Fair
1952 A Phantasy Visual Effects Animation 58
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1951 Now Is the Time Visual Effects Animation Director 58
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1951 Around Is Around Visual Effects Animation Director 58
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1949 Begone Dull Care Visual Effects Animation 59
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1947 Fiddle-de-dee Visual Effects Animation 58
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1946 Hoppity Pop Visual Effects Animation 58
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1942 5 for 4 Visual Effects Animation 58
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1942 Hen Hop Visual Effects Animation 58
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1941 Mail Early Visual Effects Animation 58
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1941 Boogie-Doodle Visual Effects Animation 58
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1941 V for Victory Visual Effects Animation 58
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1940 Loops Visual Effects Animation 59
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1940 Dots Visual Effects Animation 59
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