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1906 In Film
The year 1906 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events *December 26 – The world's first feature film, ''The Story of the Kelly Gang'', is released. * Carl Laemmle opens one of the first movie theaters in Chicago. Films released in 1906 A * '' Aladdin and His Wonder Lamp (Aladin ou la lampe merveilleuse)'', directed by Albert Capellani, based on the Middle-Eastern folk tale – (France) * '' The Automobile Thieves'', directed by J. Stuart Blackton – ( US) D * '' Dream of a Rarebit Fiend'', directed by Edwin S. Porter – ( US) G * ''The Gans-Nelson Contest'', starring Joe Gans and Battling Nelson – ( US) H * '' The Hilarious Posters (Les Affiches en goguette)'', directed by Georges Méliès – (France) * '' The House of Ghosts (La Maison ensorcelée)'', directed by Segundo de Chomón – (France) * '' Humorous Phases of Funny Faces'', directed by J. Stuart Blackton – ( US) L * '' Life of a Cowboy'', directed by Edwin S. Porter – ( US) * ''A Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humorous Phases Of Funny Faces
''Humorous Phases of Funny Faces'' is a 1906 short silent animated cartoon directed by James Stuart Blackton and generally regarded by film historians as the first animated film recorded on standard picture film.Magill's Survey of Silent Films, Vol2. FLE-POT p.562 edited by Frank N. Magill c.1982 (3 book set ) Retrieved June 27, 2018 Content In the cartoon, animated hand-drawn scenes appear on a chalkboard, including a clown playing with a hat and a dog jumping through a hoop. In the beginning, though, the cartoonist's hands are included, too, as he draws the first several lines on the chalkboard in standard live action. From there, the stop-motion technique is used to show what appears to be drawings completing—and then moving—by themselves with no artist on screen. Techniques Stop-motion as well as cutout animation are used, just as Edwin Porter moved his letters in ''How Jones Lost His Roll'', and ''The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog''. However, there is a very sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
