His second film, how a mosquito operates 1912, inspired by a panel from dream of the rarebit fiend, is a grotesquely funny account of a giant mosquito harassing a sleeping man, only to be. Wars of the primal tribes gertie the dinosaur 1914, animated birth of a flivver 1916 morpheus mike 1917. And the beautiful, breathtaking sinking of the lusitania is worth two times the price of the dvd. Gertie the dinosaur, professor balthazar retooned post. She encounters a train and dreams of being the life of the party in her time. Gertie the trained dinosaur new title winsor mc cay, the famous cartoonist, and gertie. Artist winsor mccay used full animation a new drawing for each individual frame of filmand while he himself did all the drawings of gertie, he hired his. In late 1914 william fox offered to market gertie the dinosaur to movingpicture theaters. Gertie did indeed do some things no other film had done before. Gertie the dinosaur was created by newspaper cartoonist winsor mccay in 19. Gertie was the first featured character created specifically for the new medium. A film with a star and a storyline, gertie the dinosaur became a landmark in the history of animation. Here is the original 1914 film of gertie the dinosaur that was distributed around the world. That bet is pictured in this new kickstarter, gertie the dinosaur feature film.
Secret of the lost legend 1985 massacre in dinosaur valley 1985 ganjasaurus rex 1987 the land before time 1988, animated adventures in dinosaur city 19911992 galaxy of the dinosaurs 1992 the. Jul 27, 2009 this is the version of the film generally seen today. But the father of them all, and a man who deserves to be known as the father of american animation, is winsor mccay, whose creation gertie the dinosaur was the very first dinosaur to be on the big screen. The film truly is an all time classic, and enjoyable to this very day. Gertie the dinosaur standing on a cliff edge looking at a mastodon contributor names. This movie required winsor mccay and his assistant john a. The film was also the first to be created using keyframe. Mccay first used the film before live audiences as an interactive part of his vaudeville act. Sweet, mischievous gertie, with her ready tears, excitable nature, and complete inability to miss a chance to get herself in trouble, is widely credited as the first character created specifically for animation, and the first to demonstrate a personality all of her own. From the first page of the book all the way to the end, you are taken on a journey of film history from gertie the dinosaur, king kong, and all the dinosaur movies that were produced from the dawn of the 20th century to 2002. Other articles where gertie the dinosaur is discussed. This is the giants shoulders that disney and todays animators stand upon. Gertie the dinosaur 1914 1st keyframe animation cartoon.
So grateful these beautiful films are restored and available. Gertie the dinosaur, one of the earliest animations. Some film histories erroneously cite this as the first animated cartoon, ignoring not only humorous phases. The framing device, a live action sequence in which mccay creates the film on a bet that he can make drawings move, was reused for gertie the dinosaur. Gertie the dinosaur, one of the earliest animations, turns. Mccay was featured on stage in front of a screen and then directed gertie to perform. A genetically manipulated and very hungry dinosaur escapes from a bioengineering company and reeks havoc on the local desert town. Gertie the dinosaur would be widely, and wrongly, termed the first animated cartoonwhen it wasnt even the first animated cartoon by mccaybut that hinted at its cultural significance. In the film mccay makes a bet with friends that he can bring a dinosaur to life. Gertie the dinosaur winsor mccay, 1914 video dailymotion.
By the early 1920s, he had turned his attention elsewhere. Gertie the dinosaur is a 1914 animated short film by winsor mccay. The film was composed of more than 10,000 drawings. Flip, one of the stars of little nemo, has a circus with a giant gertielike dinosaur he trains, effectively combining two of mccays greatest hits into one package. Mccay would repeat that movement 10 times, to expand to 20 seconds of screen time. The cartoonist, winsor mccay, brings the dinosaurus back to life in the figure of his latest creation, gertie the dinosaur. Gertie walks through the picture, eats a tree, meets her creator, and takes him carefully on her back for a ride. Gertie the dinosaur was produced before the introduction of. It has a fun prologue that sets up the entire story with a bet. Most cartoon characters of the early 20th century had their origins in newspaper comic strips. Nov 06, 2011 though she suffered a sophomore slump in her second, incomplete film, gertie on tour, gertie lives on as one of the most influential animated characters ever, and her debut short has gone on to be preserved in the national film registry, alongside classics like gone with the wind and casablanca. Mccays stage dialogue with gertie was replaced with intertitles, and the film still kept much of its charm. Part of my effort to watch at least one short film per day. Gertie the dinosaur is a 1914 american animated short film by winsor mccay.
Gertie the dinosaur 1914 winsor mccay, the famous cartoonist of the n. This is the version of the film generally seen nowadays. Winsor mccay gertie the dinosaur 1914 complete part ii. Play games, watch videos, and support our kickstarter campaign for a feature film with a fun tshirt, plush toy, art print or other collectible from our gertie the dinostore. Mar 03, 2015 gertie the dinosaur 1914 worlds 1st keyframe animation cartoon winsor mccay online video cutter duration. Who is gertie the dinosaur at disneys hollywood studios. Gertie the dinosaur is a 1914 short animated film by winsor mccay that inspired many generations of animators to bring their cartoons to life. Although not the first animated film, as is sometimes thought, it was the first cartoon to feature a character with an appealing personality. I will take recommendations for everything thats 40 minutes max.
Gertie the dinosaur is a 1914 animated short film by american cartoonist and animator winsor. It is the earliest animated film to feature a dinosaur. Mccay accepted, and extended the film to include a liveaction prologue and intertitles to replace his stage patter. A security guard and a girl environmentalist try to stop both it and the companys doomsday bioweapon.
The cartoon was projected onto a screen on the stage, and gertie seemed to interact. For contractual reasons, he worked under the pen name silas on the comic strip dream of the rarebit fiend from a young age, mccay was a quick, prolific, and. Paul terry, frank moser, pat sullivan, otto messmer and the fleischer brothers. The most substantial of mccays unfinished sketches, flips circus exists in complete enough form to suggest what the finished product was intended to be. He wasnt the first artist to complete and exhibit an animated film. Official website of gertie the dinosaur the worlds first cartoon star.
Winsor mccay introduced his tame dinosaur, gertie, to the world. In november of that year, gertie the dinosaur was released to theaters, and the whole country had the opportunity to be amazed at mccays inventiveness and craftsmanship. Watch gertie the dinosaur winsor mccay, 1914 dephaad on dailymotion. Mccays cartoons have a fluidity of motion, a sense of depth and perspective, a vibrancy of. In the liveaction portion, mccay accepts a bet from fellow cartoonist george mcmanus that he can make the dinosaur come to life. One of the earliest examples of animation art in film, gertie the dinosaur, while primitive by todays standards, featured many techniques later adapted by other animators.
Mccay had created a 7minute hand drawn cartoon of a sauropod dinosaur, based on the brontosaurus skeleton that had been displayed in the american museum of natural history in new york since 1905. Mccay used separate foreground and background animation that was later tied together to create the completed film. Telecharger gertie the dinosaur film complet en francais. The last dinosaur 1977, made for tv where time began 1978 planet of dinosaurs 1978 a. Mccays employer william randolph hearst curtailed mccays vaudeville. Winsor mccay, george mcmanus, roy mccardell, max fleischer, gertie the dinosaur tracing by. Gertie the dinosaur had a huge impact at the time, and inspired a whole generation of animation film pioneers e. So he draws a big friendly herbivore called gertie. Winsor mccay gertie the dinosaur 1914 complete part i. Gertie the dinosaur might sway from side to side once, taking 2 seconds, or 36 pictures, and mr.
It was a short 12minute film that was handdrawn and created by mccay. Cel from gertie the dinosaur, one of the earliest animated films, listed on the national film registry, library of congress. Gertie is the best preserved film of pioneering animator winsor mccay. Jul 03, 2017 there is gertie the dinosaur anatomically resembling that apatosaurus skeleton, complete with the wider camarasaurus skull, walking up to the camera, amidst a background of rocks and a lake, and performing basic tricks at the cartoonists behest, like raising her left foot then right foot, eating a rock, eating a tree, and picking up a. Gertie the dinosaur is a 1914 animated short film by american cartoonist and animator winsor mccay. You know, the one where the science behind the creation of the dinosaurs in the film was explained. The film was also the first to be created using keyframe animation. On february 8, 1914, the world was first introduced to gertie the dinosaur, a lovable if mildly mischievous brontosaurus created by cartoonist winsor mccay. This is the version of the film generally seen today. Winsor mccay had made two animated films before gertie. Gertie on tour excerpts other title fragments from gertie on tour summary gertie is a dinosaur who lives in present times. A brief history of gertie the dinosaur although there is no art from gertie the dinosaur available on our website, we can often.
Gertie the dinosaur 1914 worlds 1st keyframe animation cartoon winsor mccay online video cutter duration. Aug 03, 2009 he wasnt the first artist to complete and exhibit an animated film. The cartoonists winsor mccay and george mcmanus, the humorist roy mccardell, and others are. Released as onereel film in 1914, though the character was created and seen in a short cartoon in mccays vaudeville act circa 1909.
In 1989, walt disney imagineers honored gertie and the role she played in the history of animated film by constructing this oversized tribute to her at disneys hollywood studios, a theme park that serves as the ultimate tribute to movie history. Gertie could do fun tricks like rolling over and raising her feet. Mccay bets another cartoonist that he can animate a dinosaur. Mccay was one of those enormously important innovators who create whole new art forms. There is gertie the dinosaur anatomically resembling that apatosaurus skeleton, complete with the wider camarasaurus skull, walking up to the camera, amidst a background of rocks and a lake, and performing basic tricks at the cartoonists behest, like raising her left foot then right foot, eating a rock, eating a tree, and picking up a. A version of gertie the dinosaur released in late 1914 still exists and is known as the first animated film to not only feature a dinosaur but also a. But the father of them all, and a man who deserves to be known as the father of american animation, is winsor mccay, whose creation gertie the dinosaur was the very first dinosaur to be on the big screen mccay was one of those enormously. Mccay made a few more animated films, including a 1918 documentary on the sinking of the lusitania.
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