Research: "Neighbours" (1952)

Neighbours was created by Norman McLaren in 1952, however, the version of this which won him an oscar the more violent parts of the original film (above) were taken out so it could be shown to American and European audiences.

This short film is looked upon as an animation, however, very little of the film is actually animated. The majority of the film is shot with variable-speed photography, usually in fast motion, with some stop-frame techniques. During one brief sequence, the two actors appear to levitate: this effect was actually achieved in using 'stop motion'; the men repeatedly jumped upward but were photographed only at the height of each jump.