eBook

Funny pictures

Goldmark, Daniel, Keil, Charlie

2011

Overview

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.

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Subject: 20th century animation / 20th century cartoons / 20th century comedy / american animations / american entertainment / american entertainment history / animated comedy / Animated films / Animated films -- United States -- History and criticism / Animation / animation and comedy / animation graphic design / animation literature / animation studies / books for film enthusiasts / charlie chaplain / classic hollywood / film and television / film history / History and criticism / history of animation / history of cinema / history of comedy / history of motion picture / PERFORMING ARTS / PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / General / PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General / PERFORMING ARTS / Animation (see also Film / Genres / Animated) / pixar books / popular entertainment / studio era cartoons / the simpsons / United States / Wit and humor in motion pictures
• ISBN: 9780520267237, 9780520950122, 0520267230, 0520267249, 9780520267244, 0520950127