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Before Mickey

Before Mickey

by Donald Crafton

1982Animated filmsHistory and criticismAnimatiefilmsAnimationsfilmDessins animés
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First lines

In December 1927 the New York humor magazine Life published a witty drawing that documents the average moviegoer's regard for animated cartoons at the dawn of the talkies (see figure 1, the frontispiece).

About this book

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.

Themes & subjects

Animated filmsHistory and criticismAnimatiefilmsAnimationsfilmDessins animésHistoire et critique
First published 1982

Author

Donald Crafton

First published

1982

Pages

413

Read time

≈ 10h

Editions

4

Language

English

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

ISBN

9780226231020

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