Funny pictures : animation and comedy in studio-era Hollywood /
This collection of essays explores the link between comedy and animation in studio-era cartoons, from filmdom's earliest days through the twentieth century. Written by a who's who of animation authorities, Funny pictures offers a stimulating range of views on why animation became associate...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley, Calif. :
University of California Press,
©2011.
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| Series: | ACLS Fellows' Publications.
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| Summary: | This collection of essays explores the link between comedy and animation in studio-era cartoons, from filmdom's earliest days through the twentieth century. Written by a who's who of animation authorities, Funny pictures offers a stimulating range of views on why animation became associated with comedy so early and so indelibly, and illustrates how animation and humor came together at a pivotal stage in the development of the motion picture industry. To examine some of the central assumptions about comedy and cartoons and to explore the key factors that promoted their fusion, the book analyzes ... |
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| Item Description: | Books at JSTOR Evidence Based Acquisitions EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America ACLS Humanities Ebooks |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 331 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520950122 0520950127 |
