Before Mickey The Animated Film, 1898-1928

Name: Before Mickey The Animated Film, 1898-1928
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ISBN: 9780262530583

ISBN-10: 0262530589

ISBN-13: 9780262530583

Edition: N/A

Authors: Donald Crafton, Otto Messmer

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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…

Book details

List price: $12.95
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 10/18/1984
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 437
Size: 7.70" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English

Foreword by Otto Messmer Preface Animation: Myth, Magic, and Industry
The Secret of the Haunted Hotel
From Comic Strip and Blackboard to Screen
The First Animator: Emile Cohl
""Watch Me Move!"" The Films of Winsor McCay
The Henry Ford of Animation: John Randolph Bray
The Animation ""Shops""
Commercial Animation in Europe
Automated Art
Felix; or, Feline Felicity
Conclusion
Notes
Afterword, Errata, and Update
Selected Bibliography
Index
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