Gertie stands at the edge of a cliff and looks down at a mastodon. Gertie even snaps back at her master during the show whereupon she is scolded and begins to cry. The cartoonist, Winsor McCay, brings the Dinosaurus back to life in the figure of his latest creation, Gertie the Dinosaur. McCay started performing "chalk talks" on vaudeville in 1906, as a sideline to his regular newspaper cartooning. Directed by Winsor McCay. McCay was earlier made to give up most of his vaudeville performances, but no mention was made of giving up animation, which he did in his spare time at home. Gertie the Dinosaur was originally created to be used in McCay's vaudeville performances. Gertie the Dinosaur debuted in February 1914 as part of McCay's vaudeville act. In 1913, McCay released a 12-minute short called “Gertie the Dinosaur,” starring the hand-drawn character. Gertie the Dinosaur was a short in which an animated dinosaur would appear on screen and follow the commands of her “master.” McCay would stand by the screen with a whip and have Gertie perform fairly simple tasks such as raising her feet or bowing her head. Le voyage dans la lune. The finale of the film included McCay disappearing behind a screen, and reappearing animated in the … Besides these new techniques, what was unique about “Gertie” was how McCay would interact with the film to entertain the crowd. Gertie the dinosaur was Winsor McCays greatest achievement in animation. This film was originally created to be used in Winsor McCay's vaudeville performances. Vaudeville was a popular stage entertainment, by various performers performing novelty acts – singing, dancing, juggling, performing acrobatics.. but this act was different. McCay introduced Gertie as "the only dinosaur in captivity", [68] and commanded the animated beast with a whip. Gertie the Dinosaur is a 1914 animated short film by American cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. The grand finale of the performance involved McCay disappearing behind a screen and “reappearing” in animated form in the … Gertie's playful persona is further explored when Jumbo, a passing Woolly Mammoth, threatens to steal her limelight. The Great Train Robbery. McCay was a lightning sketch artist and did performances of his swift drawings, so moving picture animation was really an extension of the idea of rapid sketching providing dynamic impressions of motion in his work. Dinosaur Gertie’s Ice Cream of Extinction at Disney's Hollywood Studios seems a bit out of place...however, it turns out that this monstrous dino is actually a tribute to Gertie the Trained Dinosaur, who was one of the first popular animated characters in the history of film. McCay was featured on stage in front of a screen and then directed Gertie to perform. It wasn’t. I found the article engaging to read and the content to be well-referenced, especially for a film of this age. Curly Turkey 21:28, 5 July 2013 (UTC) Support promoting Gertie the Dinosaur to Featured status. Courtesy Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Collection. As mentioned above, this film was based on an earlier version called Gertie, which McCay incorporated into his vaudeville act, announcing to the audience that he would bring a dinosaur back to life. File:Gertie the Dinosaur.ogv is fine; see article's talk page about higher resolution versions I assume (hope) FunkMonk's handling this. The same device appears in most prints of Gertie the Dinosaur. Gertie the dinosaur was made into a short film including live action scenes.… She is considered the 1st animated protagonist who displayed personality and emotion. During the show McCay would “command” and “reprimand” Gertie – the dinosaur who was main character – based on her actions. Excerpted by permission of the author from America’s Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, Bloomsbury Academic, 2009. Gertie the Dinosaur is a 1914 animated short by animator, and cartoonist,Winsor McCay. Gertie the Dinosaur is a 1914 animated short film by American cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay.It is the earliest animated film to feature a dinosaur.McCay first used the film before live audiences as an interactive part of his vaudeville act; the frisky, childlike Gertie did tricks at the command of her master.

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