Directing

Jim Mackay

Known for

Directing

Credits

9 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Christmas Carols poster
8.0

An animated presentation of Silent Night, Come All Ye Faithful, Good King Wenceslaus, Joy to the World, and What Child Is This sung by the Leslie Bell Singers.

Christmas Carols

1947

No artwork available
10.0

Millions of years scroll by in 10 minutes, illustrated by ingenious designers: this is the geological history of Canada.

Time and Terrain

1948

Teeth Are to Keep poster
8.0

This film, aimed at children of primary school age, presents the principles of good dental care. A narrator explains the basic steps to be followed in order to keep the teeth healthy as, in animation, a family of mother, father, sister, brother, and baby illustrates those steps.

Teeth Are to Keep

1949

Chants populaires nº 4 poster
10.0

We illustrated "Filez, filez, ô mon navire" in charcoal and "J'ai tant dansé, j'ai tant sauté" with cartoons on celluloid plates, using Walt Disney's technique.

Chants populaires nº 4

1946

Stitch and Save poster
6.5

This brief animated film was designed to promote the remodelling of old clothing as part of the World War II effort.

Stitch and Save

1943

Chants populaires nº 1 poster
8.0

We illustrated "En roulant ma boule" using white cut-outs on a black background and "À la claire fontaine" with charcoals and pastels. We represent the water of the fountain using a frosted glass plate.

Chants populaires nº 1

Bid It Up Sucker poster
7.0

In this animated warning against pushing up prices during wartime scarcity, an auctioneer manages to sell a basket of goods worth under $10.00 for $35.00. The message: "This is inflation." One of the first cel-animation films produced at the National Film Board.

Bid It Up Sucker

1944

Chants populaires nº 3 poster
10.0

"Là-bas sur ces montagnes" was illustrated using photographed drawings presented in an old frame and "Meunier tu dors" with cut-out paper puppets with interchangeable limbs.

Chants populaires nº 3

1943

Stanley Takes a Trip poster
10.0

The importance of a balanced diet, told in story form for children through the medium of two-dimensional cut-out animation. Stanley is a little boy who is lethargic from lack of a balanced diet. Some animals take him for a trip on the back of a "train engine" bull, to discover what are the proper foods for health and where they come from.

Stanley Takes a Trip

1947