Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
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Humorous Phases of Funny Faces is a pioneering 1906 short film often regarded as one of the first examples of animated cinema, featuring chalk drawings that come to life through stop-motion and hand-drawn animation techniques.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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animated film ⓘ black-and-white film ⓘ short film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| animationMedium |
chalk drawings
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cut-out figures ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Vitagraph Studios
NERFINISHED
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early American animation ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | J. Stuart Blackton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | J. Stuart Blackton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Vitagraph Company of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early cinema ⓘ |
| exhibitionFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| features |
a clown figure
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a dog figure ⓘ a man smoking a cigar ⓘ characters that move and transform ⓘ faces drawn on a chalkboard ⓘ |
| filmColor | black and white ⓘ |
| filmTechnique |
chalkboard animation
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hand-drawn animation ⓘ stop-motion animation ⓘ |
| genre |
animation
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comedy ⓘ |
| hasCreator | J. Stuart Blackton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleCard | yes ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | short animated comedy film ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | considered a milestone in the development of animated film ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of chalkboard and stop-motion animation
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later animated shorts ⓘ |
| movementType | illusory motion created by sequential drawings ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest examples of animated cinema
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early use of stop-motion and drawn animation combined ⓘ pioneering chalkboard animation techniques ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | none (silent) ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives in archival prints ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Vitagraph Company of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionYear | 1906 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1906-04-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1906 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 3 ⓘ |
| setting | chalkboard surface ⓘ |
| sound | silent ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
frame-by-frame manipulation of drawings
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substitution animation ⓘ |
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