Before Mickey
Subtitle: the animated film, 1898-1928
By: Donald Crafton.
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 413
Subjects: Animated films -- History and criticism
Description: 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.
Notes: "Sources for early animated films" p. [373]-380.
Bibliography: p. [381]-395.
Includes index.