Before Mickey: Animated Film, 1898-1928 - Softcover

Crafton, Donald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0262530589 ISBN 13: 9780262530583

Verlag: MIT Press, 1984

Inhaltsangabe

An in-depth history of animation from 1898-1928 that includes accounts of mechanical ingenuity, marketing and art. The text explains techniques of sketching and camera work, and discusses the styles of such animators as Winsor McCay and Ladislas Starevitch, placing work in its social and economic context.

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Críticas

- Tim Hunter, "The New York Times Book Review" " "Before Mickey"'s scholarship is quite lively and its descriptions evocative and often funny. The history of animation coexisted with that of live-action film but has never been given as much attention. Crafton has compellingly filled in the gaps... " - Tim Hunter, "The New York Times Book Review" & quot; Before Mickey 's scholarship is quite lively and its descriptions evocative and often funny. The history of animation coexisted with that of live-action film but has never been given as much attention. Crafton has compellingly filled in the gaps... & quot; - Tim Hunter, The New York Times Book Review " ""Before Mickey"'s scholarship is quite lively and its descriptions evocative and often funny. The history of animation coexisted with that of live-action film but has never been given as much attention. Crafton has compellingly filled in the gaps... "-- Tim Hunter , "The New York Times Book Review"

Reseña del editor

Before Mickey Mouse came along in 1928, Felix the Cat prowled the screen. This is the first book to trace the prehistory of animation--zoetrope, flipbooks, and vaudeville "lightning sketches"--and to chronicle the achievements of Emil Cohl, the first animator, and Felix's creator Otto Mesmer, among others. "Before Mickey"'s fast-moving narrative will appeal to readers with a general interest in film history. And its documentary material covering artistic, commercial, and technological developments in the United States and Europe will prove invaluable to animation specialists. Crafton makes use of over 100 illustrations, including enlarged film frames, reproductions of advertisements, and pictures of innovative techniques and devices.Crafton has also prepared a video cassette of 25 rare cartoons to be used with or independently of his book. This cassette is available from The MIT Press in UHS, Beta 2, and U-Matic formats.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: MIT Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1984
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0262530589
• ISBN 13: 9780262530583
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 437
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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