Norman McLaren (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish/Canadian animator, director and producer 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 hand-drawn animation, 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.

Pas de deux is a 1968 short dance film by Norman McLaren, produced by the National Film Board of Canada.

Pas de deux received a 1969 BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film.