This witty and fascinating study reminds us that there was animation before Disney: about thirty years of creativity and experimentation flourishing in such extraordinary work as Girdie the Dinosaur and Felix the Cat . Before Mickey , the first and only in-depth history of animation from 1898-1928, includes accounts of mechanical ingenuity, marketing and art. Crafton is equally adept at explaining techniques of sketching and camera work, evoking characteristic styles of such pioneering animators as Winsor McCay and Ladislas Starevitch, placing work in its social and economic context, and unraveling the aesthetic impact of specific cartoons. " Before Mickey 's scholarship is quite lively and its descriptions are evocative and often funny. The history of animation coexisted with that of live-action film but has never been given as much attention."--Tim Hunter, New York Times
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226116670
ISBN-13
9780226116679
eBay Product ID (ePID)
97728
Product Key Features
Author
Donald Crafton
Publication Name
Before Mickey : the Animated Film 1898-1928
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Film / Genres / Animated, Film / General, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year
1993
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Performing Arts
Number of Pages
436 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Item Weight
19.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
93-029048
Lc Classification Number
Nc1765.C7 1993
Table of Content
Foreword by Otto Messmer Preface Animation: Myth, Magic, and Industry 1. The Secret of the Haunted Hotel 2. From Comic Strip and Blackboard to Screen 3. The First Animator: Emile Cohl 4. "Watch Me Move!" The Films of Winsor McCay 5. The Henry Ford of Animation: John Randolph Bray 6. The Animation "Shops" 7. Commercial Animation in Europe 8. Automated Art 9. Felix; or, Feline Felicity Conclusion Notes Afterword, Errata, and Update Selected Bibliography Index