'They thought it was a marvel' : Arthur Melbourne-Cooper (1874-1961) : pioneer of puppet animation / by Tjitte de Vries and Ati Nul.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vries, Tjitte de.

Contributor:

Nul, Ati.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Puppet films--History and criticism.

Puppet films.

Animated films--History and criticism.

Animated films.

Melbourne-Cooper, Arthur, 1874-1961.

Melbourne-Cooper, Arthur.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (577 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Amsterdam] : Amsterdam University Press : Pallas, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In a world obsessed with 'firsts', this fascinating book with its accompanying DVD analyses the stop-motion films made by the British pioneer filmmaker Arthur Melbourne-Cooper, arguably the maker of the first ever animation.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One: "Preparing Something Wonderful"; Ch 1. A Want of Sanctuaries; Ch 2. Everything to Its Own Order; Ch 3. Stubborn and Ineradicable; Ch 4. Making Miracles Possible; Ch 5. An Imaginative Pioneer; Notes on Part One; Part Two: "Picture by Picture Movement by Movement"; 36 Animation Pictures by Arthur Melbourne-Cooper; How to Use the Filmography; Ch 6. 28 Animation Pictures and Two Inserts; Ch 7. The Langford Period 1925-1940 Eight Cinema Advertisements; Ch 8. Possibles and (Im)probables; Notes on Part Two - Filmography

AppendicesBibliography; List of All Animation Film Titles in Part Two - Filmography; General Index of Part One; Index of Names and Affairs

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-59188-6

9786612591884

90-485-0782-0

OCLC:

607886675