ARTH 370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Natural Rubber, French Americans, Cubism
History of Animated Film
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Graphic, Experimental, Avant-garde
-Richter
ā¢German
ā¢Rhythms 21 (1921)
-made 3 Rhythms (21,23,25)
-took 2 years each to make
-21 most successful
-richter didnāt actually like any of them
ā¢Ghosts Before Breakfast (1928)
ā¢started as painter then cubist
-Ray
ā¢French
-American who moved to Paris
ā¢Return to Reason (1923)
ā¢photographer
-optics
-did a lot of things with lenses & matting
-Leger
ā¢French/German
ā¢Ballet Mechanique (1924)
-Eggeling
ā¢Swedish
ā¢Symphony Diagonal (1924)
-main movements are diagonal omg who knew
-Not interested in entertainment (made ļ¬lms for their own improvement/curiosity and not for
the masses
-reļ¬exive
Model, Puppet Animation
-OāBrien
ā¢American
ā¢The Lost World (1925)
-based on book by Sir Authur Conan Doyle
-considered ļ¬rst 3D animated feature
ā¢King Kong (1933)
-biggest success
-sequel āson of kongā was released that same year
ā¢it was already being made; they expected king kong to do well
-started with wooden armatures then turned into ļ¬nal form
-hair added by taxidermists
ā¢Interested in dinosaurs
ā¢āmaster of special effectsā
-Harryhausen
ā¢Early works (1935-1950)
ā¢Jason and the Argonauts
ā¢inļ¬uenced by OāBrien
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Document Summary
Richter didn"t actually like any of them: ghosts before breakfast (1928, started as painter then cubist. American who moved to paris: return to reason (1923, photographer. Did a lot of things with lenses & matting. Main movements are diagonal omg who knew. Not interested in entertainment (made lms for their own improvement/curiosity and not for the masses. O"brien: american, the lost world (1925) Based on book by sir authur conan doyle. Considered rst 3d animated feature: king kong (1933) Sequel son of kong was released that same year: it was already being made; they expected king kong to do well. Started with wooden armatures then turned into nal form. Hair added by taxidermists: interested in dinosaurs, master of special effects . Harryhausen: early works (1935-1950, jason and the argonauts, in uenced by o"brien. Stopped using clay b/c it sags/moves too much. Light blue pencils used b/c it didn"t show up when scanned or something.
