Funny pictures : animation and comedy in studio-era Hollywood / edited by Daniel Goldmark and Charlie Keil.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goldmark, Daniel.

Keil, Charlie.

Series:

ACLS Fellows' Publications.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animated films--United States--History and criticism.

Animated films.

Wit and humor in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Animation and comedy in studio-era Hollywood

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

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 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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613278395

9781283278393

1283278391

9780520950122

0520950127

OCLC:

739104374