FM-G066-1908

Gaumont Treasures 1908-1910\: Disc 1

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On Aug 17, 1908, history was made at the Theatre du Gymnase in Paris, when the first pen-and-ink animated film by Emile Cohl had its premier: FANTASMAGORIA. It was not the invention of animation. Others, including Emile Reynaud and Stuart Blackton, had experimented with certain techniques, but it was Cohl who dedicated himself to it and expanded the possibilities of the fledgling art form. He explored the effects of various forms of two-dimensional animation, pixillation, puppetry, and double-exposure, occasionally blending live action with animation, paving the way for other innovators--such as Winsor McCay and Walt Disney--who followed in his wake. - Fantasmagoria - The Puppet's Nightmare - Drama at Puppets' House - The Magic Hoop - The Little Soldier Who Became a God - The Boutdebois Brothers - Transfigurations - Let's Be Sporty - Japanese Fantasy - The Happy Microbes - Modern Education - The Living Fan - Spanish Clair de Lune - The Next Door Neighbors - Crowns - Delicate Porcelains - Monsieur Clown Along the Lilliputians - Comic Mutations - Matrimonial Shoes - The Enchanted Spectacles - Affairs of the Heart - Floral Frameworks - The Smile-o-scope - Childish Dreams - En Route - The Mind of the Cafe Waiter - Master of a Fashionable Game - Petit Chantecler - The Twelve Labors of Hercules - Petit Faust - The Neo-Impressinist Painter - The Four Little Tailors - Art's Infancy - The Mysterious Fine Arts - The Persistent Salesman - A History of Hats - Nothing Is Impossible Man - Mr. Crack - Bebe's Masterpiece - Music-mania