I'm glad this series is back. Given how strenuous the process of Stop motion is today, I can only imagine how difficult it was over a century ago. Extremely impressive.
Even in its earliest stages, stop-motion animation is very fascinating. It's especially impressive how normal objects like knives and matches appear to float for a few frames in these early films. I wonder if those animated busts influenced the ones in the Haunted Mansion ride.
“It’s been 84 years" (4 months to be exact) since you did an episode of the History of Animation. Now I get it Dave, it takes time to do the episodes because of Research, and you’re busy with other things but please Dave hopefully the next episodes don’t take another 3-6 months or better yet take two years to finish this series.
Yes, it's been a very busy year for me. I had a child in July, which has taken up a lot of my time and has delayed a lot of work. Getting back on track now. I plan to have these out monthly or bi-monthly going forward. I do, however, predict I will be going on this series for a few years.
I love this series, Dave! It is so well researched, and I love the actual film clips - something you never get in a book about the same subject. When I grew up (in the 1960s and 1970s), stop motion was the only way to make fantasy movies. And I loved the animated creatures of Ray Harryhausen! Stop motion was very much alive in Holywood for a long time.
As always, nicely done, Dave!👍👏🏻. I don’t know where you find some of the footage you use (especially the REALLY old stuff seen in this piece) but given its age, the overwhelming majority of it looks MAGNIFICENT! From a Lifetime Member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Hollywood Section
According to Wikipedia and IMDb, Chomon's La Maison Ensorcelee (The House of Ghosts) premiered in Denmark in February 1906, and the US in April 1906, meaning that Blackton shamelessly ripped off Chomon and not the other way around. Then again, Chomon did make Excursion dans la lune in 1908, so... Basically, its hard to know who ripped off who, as the release dates appear to be up for debate
I have nothing but respect for stop motion animation, having attempted it and going mad within an hour trying not to bump the table or the camera. It's such a delicate, easy to disturb and start over again process. Too bad all modern theatrical stop motion films play to diminishing returns. It need the love it used to get.
Looking forward to the earliest widely popular animations that inspired Disney and Warner Bros. founders such as Gertie the Dinosaur and Farmer Alf Falfa.
7:55 Calling a Polish person a Russian reminds me of the Cold War (he was a Russian citizen given that his part of Poland was colonized by Russia. But I found out he considered himself Polish. No ifs or buts. And later on Poland achieved independence in his lifetime.
I have to say, I'm always surprised at how much you manage to cover in these things. A lesser series would have covered these last three parts in just one episode or less, and gotten on to Steamboat Willie, but when you say in-depth, you mean IN-DEPTH. My hat goes off to you, sir!
Thanks so much for saying. I really do want to dive in as in-depth as possible - knowing full-well that these early instalments (and probably some later ones) probably aren't going to perform very well straight away. But this is a story that deserves to be told in as much detail as possible!
I absolutely 💯 love stop motion animation some of my favorite animated films are stop motion Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 🎄 Chicken Run, Fantastic Mr. Fox
Most people would have likely seen these in small nickelodeons or penny theatres. The more well-off probably saw them in larger stage theatres, presented in a package of various shorts and performances. Very early on, audiences would’ve likely been very bewildered by these films - as I mentioned, audiences and critics were befuddled by Starevich’s bug films; they thought he’d somehow managed to train real, living bugs to act!! One can only imagine how they reacted to toys coming to life on the screen! (There’s stories of audiences watching the Lumiere’s _Arrival of a Train_ and running from the theatre in fear of the train coming out of the screen! These stories are contest though - because audiences certainly _were_ aware they were watching a pre-recorded illusion.) Early trick films were really presented as little pieces of magic - there’s no wonder they were used by master illusionists like Méliès and Blackton. Their secrets weren’t readily revealed to the public, so most audiences were likely very confused for many years. In fact, Hollywood secrets in general never really started to hit the public until the 1970s-1980s!
It's great that you're making this series to at least have folks understand why animation is important for a lot of people considering on how many animators are losing their jobs. AI is just as lifeless as those dead bugs. Both are gross
Thank you! I think it’s an important series, and I hope I can help people learn about the wonderful history of the artform over the next few years! Couldn’t agree more about AI.
Ladislav Starevich, real name Władysław Starewicz, was a Polish. Who, due to World War II and the contract he signed for a movie (film "Pani Twardowska", based on a poem by the poet Adam Mickiewicz.), could not return to the country.
All in due time. He's at the early cinema period and haven't got to Disney, Fleicher, Warner Bros., TerryToons and MGM's animation history yet, so it will take a looooong time before he'll reach CGI which will begin in the late 70's.
@@mevb actually from what I’ve studied, CGI began WAY back to the late 50s when the first computer generated images were first used in the title sequence for Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. Then the first computer graphics were used in Westworld in 1973. Then polygonal graphics were in their early stages in the 70s as they were used in Futureworld and wireframes were used in Star Wars. THEN it was until 1982 when Tron became a milestone in computer animation, without Tron, there would’ve been no Toy Story.
Up next is a video explaining the life and works of Emile Cohl. Still to come (I think): Winsor McCay, Raoul Barré, J. R. Bray, Earl Hurd and cel animation Max and Dave Fleischer, the beginning of rotoscoping, Anson Dyer and the first animation studios Felix the Cat, Otto Messmer and Pat Sullivan Beginnings of Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, Oswald and Mickey Mouse Technicolor in the 30s, Betty Boop, Popeye and Silly Symphonies Beginning of Looney Tunes Advancements in stop motion Abstract animation, Norman McLaren, Len Lye and Oskar Fischinger Disney’s Golden Age Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry and Woody Woodpecker UPA and limited animation International explosion in the 40s and 50s Cartoons march to television and struggle in theaters Hanna-Barbera and the dawn of prime-time animation Japanese anime sets foot in America The Saturday Morning time slot Stop motion, Aardman, Ralph Bakshi and independent films First uses of CGI Cartoons in the 80s, including toyetic shows and Disney Television Animation’s first shows Beginning of Pixar Anime explosion Disney Renaissance CGI breakthroughs and special effects The Simpsons and the rise of adult animation Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and the rise of cable TV Pixar and Toy Story Dreamworks and Warner Bros. Flash, Newgrounds and the genesis of web animation Disney, Dreamworks, Pixar and Blue Sky Studios CN, Nick and Disney TVA in the 2000s, Adult Swim Illumination begins Animated TV shows in the 2010s like Adventure Time, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Rick & Morty and Gravity Falls Netflix and the rise of streaming services Growing popularity of indie animation, BFDI, The Amazing Digital Circus and Helluva Boss Animated features in the 2010s and the first half of the 2020s. The future of animation.
I’m very unfamiliar with anime, so I would be the worst person to even consider doing a series about it. It will _eventually_ be covered briefly in this series - but considering anime doesn’t really emerge until the 1960s, we’re quite a while away from that.
You can ask me a question without being rude and I will answer it if I see it lol. As you can see from this installment, we’re only up to the early-1910s… Considering Felix didnt debut until 1919 and Mickey didn’t until 1928 it will be a little while until we get to both. But be patient, they’re coming.
I'm glad this series is back. Given how strenuous the process of Stop motion is today, I can only imagine how difficult it was over a century ago. Extremely impressive.
I’ve been waiting for this 4 months.
This is a great series of animation
Cameramans Revenge blew me away when I first saw it. Such a creative use of stop motion
I love stop-motion animation and this series shows how outstanding animation really is!
Even in its earliest stages, stop-motion animation is very fascinating. It's especially impressive how normal objects like knives and matches appear to float for a few frames in these early films.
I wonder if those animated busts influenced the ones in the Haunted Mansion ride.
Always a pleasure to watch your videos, Dave! Especially in this case where you're taking on the Evolution of Animation as a whole....
Thank you! 🙏
“It’s been 84 years" (4 months to be exact) since you did an episode of the History of Animation. Now I get it Dave, it takes time to do the episodes because of Research, and you’re busy with other things but please Dave hopefully the next episodes don’t take another 3-6 months or better yet take two years to finish this series.
Yes, it's been a very busy year for me. I had a child in July, which has taken up a lot of my time and has delayed a lot of work. Getting back on track now.
I plan to have these out monthly or bi-monthly going forward. I do, however, predict I will be going on this series for a few years.
I love this series, Dave! It is so well researched, and I love the actual film clips - something you never get in a book about the same subject.
When I grew up (in the 1960s and 1970s), stop motion was the only way to make fantasy movies. And I loved the animated creatures of Ray Harryhausen! Stop motion was very much alive in Holywood for a long time.
Thanks so much, I appreciate it! So excited to get to the works of Harryhausen! I’ll cover him extensively when his time comes!
@@DaveLeeDownUnder Great! I'm looking forward to that!
As always, nicely done, Dave!👍👏🏻. I don’t know where you find some of the footage you use (especially the REALLY old stuff seen in this piece) but given its age, the overwhelming majority of it looks MAGNIFICENT!
From a Lifetime Member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Hollywood Section
That was great! Here's to the next 112 years!
Perfect and informationally intriguing work, Dave. Can't wait for part 4!
Thank you! 🙏
Knowing Starovich used actual dead insects as stop motion puppets makes these films little creepy, but the results were definitely impressive.
According to Wikipedia and IMDb, Chomon's La Maison Ensorcelee (The House of Ghosts) premiered in Denmark in February 1906, and the US in April 1906, meaning that Blackton shamelessly ripped off Chomon and not the other way around. Then again, Chomon did make Excursion dans la lune in 1908, so... Basically, its hard to know who ripped off who, as the release dates appear to be up for debate
I wasn't aware for this part. Lol.
I have nothing but respect for stop motion animation, having attempted it and going mad within an hour trying not to bump the table or the camera. It's such a delicate, easy to disturb and start over again process. Too bad all modern theatrical stop motion films play to diminishing returns. It need the love it used to get.
Looking forward to the earliest widely popular animations that inspired Disney and Warner Bros. founders such as Gertie the Dinosaur and Farmer Alf Falfa.
7:55
Calling a Polish person a Russian reminds me of the Cold War (he was a Russian citizen given that his part of Poland was colonized by Russia. But I found out he considered himself Polish. No ifs or buts. And later on Poland achieved independence in his lifetime.
Awesome video!
I have to say, I'm always surprised at how much you manage to cover in these things. A lesser series would have covered these last three parts in just one episode or less, and gotten on to Steamboat Willie, but when you say in-depth, you mean IN-DEPTH. My hat goes off to you, sir!
Thanks so much for saying. I really do want to dive in as in-depth as possible - knowing full-well that these early instalments (and probably some later ones) probably aren't going to perform very well straight away. But this is a story that deserves to be told in as much detail as possible!
Fantastic work as always. Thank you for all the hard work and research that goes into these videos!
Thanks so much for watching and for the kind words!
So amazing
Wow!
Wow Amazing
I absolutely 💯 love stop motion animation some of my favorite animated films are stop motion Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 🎄 Chicken Run, Fantastic Mr. Fox
Where could people have seen these in the day? Did the react with amusement or shock having never seen inanimate objects alive?
Most people would have likely seen these in small nickelodeons or penny theatres. The more well-off probably saw them in larger stage theatres, presented in a package of various shorts and performances. Very early on, audiences would’ve likely been very bewildered by these films - as I mentioned, audiences and critics were befuddled by Starevich’s bug films; they thought he’d somehow managed to train real, living bugs to act!! One can only imagine how they reacted to toys coming to life on the screen!
(There’s stories of audiences watching the Lumiere’s _Arrival of a Train_ and running from the theatre in fear of the train coming out of the screen! These stories are contest though - because audiences certainly _were_ aware they were watching a pre-recorded illusion.)
Early trick films were really presented as little pieces of magic - there’s no wonder they were used by master illusionists like Méliès and Blackton. Their secrets weren’t readily revealed to the public, so most audiences were likely very confused for many years.
In fact, Hollywood secrets in general never really started to hit the public until the 1970s-1980s!
@@DaveLeeDownUnder cool ty for the reply!!!
Question 🙋♀️, so what’s the first ever stop motion animated feature film?
That would be Starevich’s _The Tale of the Fox (Le Roman de Renard)_ 😊
Very cool....Congratulations to everyone
It's great that you're making this series to at least have folks understand why animation is important for a lot of people considering on how many animators are losing their jobs. AI is just as lifeless as those dead bugs. Both are gross
Thank you! I think it’s an important series, and I hope I can help people learn about the wonderful history of the artform over the next few years!
Couldn’t agree more about AI.
Do part 5
I haven’t even done Part 4 yet
Can you do all cartoon part 4
Please 😂
Please 😂
Yes sure.
Ladislav Starevich, real name Władysław Starewicz, was a Polish. Who, due to World War II and the contract he signed for a movie (film "Pani Twardowska", based on a poem by the poet Adam Mickiewicz.), could not return to the country.
Who would have guessed that King Kong was distantly related to ballet dancers?
What can bugs do at humans for real?
How bout doing evolutions of other animations? Rotoscoping, CGI, claymation, etc.
He'll be doing that.
They’ll all be covered eventually in this series.
All in due time. He's at the early cinema period and haven't got to Disney, Fleicher, Warner Bros., TerryToons and MGM's animation history yet, so it will take a looooong time before he'll reach CGI which will begin in the late 70's.
@@mevb actually from what I’ve studied, CGI began WAY back to the late 50s when the first computer generated images were first used in the title sequence for Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. Then the first computer graphics were used in Westworld in 1973. Then polygonal graphics were in their early stages in the 70s as they were used in Futureworld and wireframes were used in Star Wars. THEN it was until 1982 when Tron became a milestone in computer animation, without Tron, there would’ve been no Toy Story.
Up next is a video explaining the life and works of Emile Cohl.
Still to come (I think):
Winsor McCay, Raoul Barré, J. R. Bray, Earl Hurd and cel animation
Max and Dave Fleischer, the beginning of rotoscoping, Anson Dyer and the first animation studios
Felix the Cat, Otto Messmer and Pat Sullivan
Beginnings of Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, Oswald and Mickey Mouse
Technicolor in the 30s, Betty Boop, Popeye and Silly Symphonies
Beginning of Looney Tunes
Advancements in stop motion
Abstract animation, Norman McLaren, Len Lye and Oskar Fischinger
Disney’s Golden Age
Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry and Woody Woodpecker
UPA and limited animation
International explosion in the 40s and 50s
Cartoons march to television and struggle in theaters
Hanna-Barbera and the dawn of prime-time animation
Japanese anime sets foot in America
The Saturday Morning time slot
Stop motion, Aardman, Ralph Bakshi and independent films
First uses of CGI
Cartoons in the 80s, including toyetic shows and Disney Television Animation’s first shows
Beginning of Pixar
Anime explosion
Disney Renaissance
CGI breakthroughs and special effects
The Simpsons and the rise of adult animation
Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and the rise of cable TV
Pixar and Toy Story
Dreamworks and Warner Bros.
Flash, Newgrounds and the genesis of web animation
Disney, Dreamworks, Pixar and Blue Sky Studios
CN, Nick and Disney TVA in the 2000s, Adult Swim
Illumination begins
Animated TV shows in the 2010s like Adventure Time, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Rick & Morty and Gravity Falls
Netflix and the rise of streaming services
Growing popularity of indie animation, BFDI, The Amazing Digital Circus and Helluva Boss
Animated features in the 2010s and the first half of the 2020s.
The future of animation.
Can you do Evolution of red from tex avery
Can you please do Anime
I’m very unfamiliar with anime, so I would be the worst person to even consider doing a series about it. It will _eventually_ be covered briefly in this series - but considering anime doesn’t really emerge until the 1960s, we’re quite a while away from that.
@@DaveLeeDownUnder the first Anime was in 1907 but the first longer Anime was Namakura Gatana in 1917
If you look hard enough Starevich kind of looks like Elon Musk
Sorry That I Have To Be A Bit Rude Here, BUT ARE WE ABOUT TO GET TO FELIX THE CAT AND MICKEY MOUSE SOON!?!?!?!?
You can ask me a question without being rude and I will answer it if I see it lol.
As you can see from this installment, we’re only up to the early-1910s… Considering Felix didnt debut until 1919 and Mickey didn’t until 1928 it will be a little while until we get to both. But be patient, they’re coming.
Okay then