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Before Mickey

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Before Mickey Synopsis

An engaging account of the largely forgotten world of early animated films from Hollywood and beyond

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 Gertiethe Dinosaur and Felix the Cat. Before Mickey, the first in-depth history of animation from the turn of the century until the debut of Disney, includes accounts of mechanical ingenuity, marketing, and art. Donald 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.

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ISBN: 9780226116679
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Author: Donald Crafton
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press an imprint of University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 413 pages
Genres: Film, TV and Radio industries

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