Gertie the dinosaur, one of the earliest animations, turns 100. The film was also the first to be created using keyframe. Gertie did so much more than just tell a story, she made you feel. This is the giants shoulders that disney and todays animators stand upon. Mar 28, 2017 gertie the dinosaur animation drawing winsor mccay, 1914. Play games, watch videos, and support our kickstarter campaign for a feature film with a fun tshirt, plush toy, art print or other collectible from our gertie the dinostore. You may think italy is better known for its classical architecture, but a fair number of dinosaurs and prehistoric animals lived here in ancient times. Shop for the perfect gertie the dinosaur gift from our wide selection of designs, or create your own personalized gifts. Gertie the dinosaur is a 1914 american animated short film by winsor mccay. It always catches my attention whenever im on that side of the park because i love californiacrazy architecture. Gertie the dinosaur is a 1914 animated short film by american cartoonist and. Search, discover and share your favorite gertie the dinosaur gifs. Winsor mccay first appears on camera in gertie with cartoonist george mcmanus and humorist roy mccardell. So grateful these beautiful films are restored and available.
There isnt any melodrama, theres only one pratfall, so it is a silent film that isnt totally annoying. The cartoonist, winsor mccay, brings the dinosaurus back to life in the figure of his latest creation, gertie the dinosaur. Most important dinosaurs and prehistoric animals of italy. Gertie the dinosaur, professor balthazar retooned post. Gertie the dinosaur was originally created to be used in winsor mccays vaudeville performances. Mccay started performing chalk talks on vaudeville in 1906, as a sideline to his regular newspaper cartooning. The dinosaur is subservient to the cuecard narrator. Gertie the dinosaur winsor mccay 1914 rocio lorena lara pancorvo. Are you a fan of gertie the dinosaur at hollywood studios. Age disney animation legends and winsor mccays pioneering dinosaur. In november of that year, gertie the dinosaur was released to theaters, and the whole country had the opportunity to be amazed at mccays inventiveness and craftsmanship. May 06, 2014 gertie the dinosaur was drawn with black ink on white rice paper like much of early animation. He would first speak to the audience, explaining how animated films were made, photographed, and projected. The film follows a same story idea similar to that of little nemo.
Sweet, mischievous gertie, with her ready tears, excitable nature, and complete inability to miss a chance to get herself in trouble, is widely credited as the first character created specifically for animation, and the first to demonstrate a personality all of her own. Find more walt disney world dining locations on our walt disney world resort menus page. For the finale, gertie bent down and as she got up and walked away, carried an animated man on her back, thus appearing to take mccay into the screen with her. Heres an alphabetical list, ranging from besanosaurus to titanocetus. Gertie the dinosaur was an actual cartoon movie that came out in 1914.
Mccay made a few more animated films, including a 1918 documentary on the sinking of the lusitania. The next time you are strolling by echo lake in disneys hollywood studios, take a few minutes to stop by and check out gertie. Mccays superb draftsmanship, fluid sense of movement, and great feeling for character gave viewers an animated creature who seemed to have a personality, a presence, and a life of her own. We digitized and uploaded this film from the av geeks 16mm archive. Gertie the dinosaur article about gertie the dinosaur by. And the beautiful, breathtaking sinking of the lusitania is worth two times the price of the dvd. But the father of them all, and a man who deserves to be known as the father of american animation, is winsor mccay, whose creation gertie the dinosaur was the very first dinosaur to be on the big screen mccay was one of those enormously important innovators who create whole new art forms. It is the earliest animated film to feature a dinosaur. For wider distribution, mccay turned his gertie the dinosaur into a onereel film which frames the animated sequence with a liveaction story.
Official website of gertie the dinosaur the worlds first cartoon star. You should still get an ice cream treat, but now you also know how gertie pays tribute to both architecture and animation. Please feel free to email gertie with any questions that you might have. Gertie is a bit antiquated, being a brontosaurus a type of dinosaur we now know never existed, but that doesnt really make a difference for cartoon purposes, and mccay gets around the scientific objection that their mouths were too small to feed their stomachs by having gertie devour an entire tree in one gulp. Winsor mccay, cartoonist and director of this 1reel 20minute 1914 film, piles out of a car with cartoonist george mcmanus and humorist roy mccardell in front of a natural history museum, where a 70x20 dinosaurus skeleton is on display. Dinosaur gerties, located in disneys hollywood studios theme park, features ice cream of extinction. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Winsor mccay and gertie the dinosaur by robert james, ph. Early history in 1911, but it was gertie the dinosaur, created for mccays 1914 tour, that transformed the art.
Gertie gertie the dinosaur, winsor mccays gertie 1914. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing gertie the dinosaur near you. For a century now, american animators have used dinosaurs to entrance the eyes and minds of audiences. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement overage terms. It was revolutionary in its time and was one of the first animated films that somehow created empathy for the animated character. Gertie the dinosaur, one of the earliest animations, turns 100 100 years ago today, one of the first major pieces of animation, winsor mccays gertie the dinosaur, debuted. Gertie the dinosaur 1914 worlds keyframe animation cartoon world 1, animated cartoons, animation. Fall in love with the worlds first animated dinosaur. Have you ever spotted the towering dinosaur that stands on the side of echo lake at disneys hollywood studios. Gertie the dinosaur is a 1914 short animated film by winsor mccay that inspired many generations of animators to bring their cartoons to life. It was not the first cinematic effort of comicstrip artist winsor mckay, whod previously produced little nemo and the story of the mosquito, and it was not made in 1909, though even by the standards of 1914, its actual release date, it was quite an astounding achievement. Gertie the dinosaur, one of the earliest animations.
Gertie the dinosaur animation drawing winsor mccay, 1914. Media in category gertie the dinosaur 1914 film the following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total. Although not the first animated film, as is sometimes thought, it was the first cartoon to feature a. In its own time, gertie the dinosaur overshadowed all prior animated films, and it inspired a generation of animators who would begin their careers over the next decade. Mccay first used the film before live audiences as an interactive part of his vaudeville act. Cartoonist winsor mccay created some of the first animated. They visit a natural history museum and the remains of a dinosaur. A version of gertie the dinosaur released in late 1914 still exists and is known as the first animated film to not only feature a dinosaur but also a character that exhibited diverse emotions. John canemaker talks schultheis, kahl, tytla and gertie. Fitzsimmons, had the task of retracing the background for each and every one. Fur affinity is the internets largest online gallery for furry, anthro, dragon, brony art work and more.
If you are wandering along the twisty paths of yesteryear in disneys hollywood studios, youll be hard pressed to miss the giant green dinosaur adorning a little ice cream shop known as dinosaur gertie s ice cream of extinction. Audiences today still marvel at the fluidity of the movement and the amount of animated detail gerties sides expanding and contracting as she breathes, particles of dirt. Although not the first animated film, as is sometimes thought, it was the first cartoon to feature a character with an appealing personality. If you loved animated movies, thank a relatively unknown cartoonist named winsor mccay. Mccay, brandishing a whip, would appear onstage to the right of a movie screen. Gertie the dinosaur at disneys hollywood studios world of walt. Oct 19, 2017 a version of gertie the dinosaur released in late 1914 still exists and is known as the first animated film to not only feature a dinosaur but also a character that exhibited diverse emotions. Gertie drawing cowboy gertie the dinosaur white tshirts. Mccay said it took around 10,000 drawings, although the figure may be closer to 6,000 an art student, john a.
Jun 21, 2010 gertie the dinosaur was winsor mccays third animation film, and it certainly is his most famous one, still capable of entertaining new audiences. By the early 1920s, he had turned his attention elsewhere. Dinosaur gerties menu disneys hollywood studios at walt. Mccay bets mcmanus that he can make the dinosaur live again in a series of cartoons. Each piece of paper was only a little larger than a 5 x 7 photo. Jun 09, 2017 we digitized and uploaded this film from the av geeks 16mm archive. Fall in love with the worlds first animated dinosaur gertie the dino could hurl a mammoth into the air.
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