Neupert French Animation History

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-9256-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, E-Book

French Animation History is essential reading for anyoneinterested in the history of animation, illuminating theexceptional place France holds within that history.
* Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for2011
* The first book dedicated exclusively to thishistory
* Explores how French animators have forged their own visualstyles, narrative modes, and technological innovations to constructa distinct national style, while avoiding the clichés andconventions of Hollywood's commercial cartoons
* Includes more than 80 color and black and white images from themost influential films, from early silent animation to the recentinternationally renowned Persepolis
* Essential reading for anyone interested in the study of Frenchfilm

Autoren/Hrsg.

Neupert, Richard

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Figures ix
Plates xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
1 Introduction: The Rise of Animation in France 1
The Beginnings of Animation 4
Stop-Motion Animation Attractions 19
2 Silent Animation: Emile Cohl and his Artisanal Legacy 22
Emile Cohl, Caricature, and the Rise of Studio Animation 22
Emile Cohl at Pathe, Eclipse, and Eclair Studios 36
Graphic Art and the Cartoon: Lortac and O'Galop 45
But is it "Animation?" French Avant-Garde and Moving Pictures 54
3 French Animation and the Coming of Sound 60
Ladislas Starewich's Fabled Puppets 61
Berthold Bartosch's L'Idee: A Working-Class Allegory 73
Jean Painleve's La Barbe bleue 78
Alexandre Alexeieff, Claire Parker, and the Pinscreen 82
Niche Cartoons: Lyrical Joie de vivre and the Surreal
La Fortune enchantee 90
4 Toward an Alternative Studio Structure 99
Paul Grimault and the Artist-Owned Animation Studio 100
Transitional Animation: From High Art to Made-for-TV 107
Toward a New Era of Micro-Studios: Laguionie and Laloux 114
5 French Animation's Renaissance 124
Le Cartoon Plan 124
Michel Ocelot's Alternative Mode of Production 127
Comic Book Aesthetics and Niche Studios 139
Contemporary French Animation: 2006 and Beyond 149
6 Conclusion: French Animation Today 162
References 171
Further Reading 178
Index 181

Über Autor(innen)

Richard Neupert is the Wheatley Professor of the Arts and a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor in Film Studies at the University of Georgia. His previous books include A History of the French New Wave Cinema (2007) and The End: Narration and Closure in the Cinema, as well as translations from French of Aesthetics of Film (Aumont, et al) and The French New Wave (Marie).