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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786707703321

Titolo

Funny pictures [[electronic resource] ] : animation and comedy in studio-era Hollywood / / edited by Daniel Goldmark and Charlie Keil

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-27839-1

0-520-95012-7

9786613278395

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (341 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GoldmarkDaniel

KeilCharlie

Disciplina

791.43/340973

Soggetti

Animated films - United States - History and criticism

Wit and humor in motion pictures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The (filmic) roots of early animation -- pt. 2. Systems and effects : making cartoons funny -- pt. 3. Retheorizing animated comedy -- pt. 4. Comic inspiration : animation auteurs -- pt. 5. Beyond the studio era : building on tradition.

Sommario/riassunto

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 many of the key filmic texts from the studio years that exemplify animated comedy. Funny Pictures also looks ahead to show how this vital American entertainment tradition still thrives today in works ranging from The Simpsons to the output of Pixar.