translate English to French: Stimulated by Norman MCLAREN, Hébert experimented early in his career with the technique of scratching directly on the opaque parts of both exposed and non-exposed film and directed films dominated by effects made possible through optical printing:
Opus I (1964), Op hop hop op (1965), Autour de la perception (1968). Il s'oriente ensuite vers une animation plus réflexive, plus politique, en utilisant des techniques simples, permettant un travail autonome: