#blacktoner

[rrrauschen]

J. Stuart Blackton, {1907} The Haunted Hotel

[loverockawaitsyou]

Matt Cameron and Eva from The Blacktones singing Nirvana's SLIVER!

Also, who else do you spot???

[cleaverqueer]

Some drawings for my new DnD PC, a half troll named Nellie! Her dad was from the human world and went through a portal to get to the fantasy world, wherein he met a tavern woman named Francheska and eventually stole her from her goblin husband, earning Nellie a curse from birth :>

At 20 yrs old shes about 7'5, but due to her half troll nature shell slowly get bigger the older she gets.

She also has an enduring hunger which has her nibbling on anything she can get her hands on- that is when shes not fighting. She also has a relatively rational fear of fire, seeing as it's the one thing she cant regenerate from.

[dawnanddorisqna]

do you guys know about the match figures from the match commercial “Matches: an appeal” ? Do they live in toon town or somewhere else? If its the former, What are they like in the neighborhood?

Thank you for the question,

Matches: an appeal goes way back. Even before my time, and in fact, even before the time of the living toon. It wasn't until around 1908 when J. Stuart Blackton would team up with a group of students, and with advice from Nikola Tesla, create the first "Living Light."

There were a lot of failed attempts, but eventually they created the first walk around toon. A squiggly bundle of bright lines they called Lester Light. He couldn't talk, or really interact with much. Honestly, he was actually mindless and moved around by his creators. He was like a bundle of connected electricity in the form of a tiny clown, but he was a start to us. Light and electricity that would soon carry ink and paint like magnets and hold all of it together to create a walking talking character. But that's probably enough of the history lesson.

The answer to your question is unfortunately no, the matches are not around. At least not in the same way as most toons today. They may be in a desk somewhere, or hopefully, in a museum.

Thank you so much for the question!

Doris.

Help support our new book be becoming on of our patrons.

[thinkbolt]

The Enchanted Drawing (Blackton, 1900) - by J. Stewart Blackton, long regarded as the FIRST filmed animation

[k00296574]

Experimental Animation Workshop

The workshop this week in Experimental Animation with @ysweeneylsad we were introduced to a animation. The focus was on non-traditional hand-drawn animation but on exploring animation in other forms.

For my work, I took inspiration from William Kentridge's charcoal animation series,

The chalk animation 'Humorous Phases of Funny Faces' by James Stuart Blackton,

and Caroline Leaf's sand animations.

For practise during the workshop I made a small animation of a house collapsing based off my Disrupt project.

[iconauta]

The Enchanted Drawing (1900) James S. Blackton

The Enchanted Drawing is a short film directed and performed by James Stuart Blackton. It is known for being the first film to apply the stop-motion technique to drawings.

The Enchanted Drawing was produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company and filmed between September and November 1900 at the Vitagraph studios in Brooklyn. It was released in theaters on November 16, 1900, distributed by Edison, whose catalog describes it as follows:

"Upon a large sheet of white paper a cartoonist (James Stuart Blackton, 00:05 ) is seen at work rapidly sketching the portrait of an elderly gentleman of most comical feature and expression. After completing the likeness the artist rapidly draws on the paper a clever sketch of a bottle of wine and a goblet, and then, to the surprise of all, ( 00:57 ) actually removes them from the paper on which they were drawn and pours actual wine out of the bottle into a real glass ( 01:05) ). Surprising effects quickly follow after this; and the numerous changes of expression which flit over the face in the sketch cause a vast amount of amusement and at the same time give a splendid illustration of the caricaturist's art.”

The Enchanted Drawing is sometimes considered the first stop-motion animated film, but this is not the case. Blackton, in fact, does not use stop-motion to create an illusion of movement but rather, like Méliès and his contemporaries, stops the camera on seven occasions ( 00:57, 01:11, 01:31, 01:37, 01:44, 01:49, 01:53 ) to perform individual transformations. His enchanted drawing changes expression, but it does not move as the characters of Humorous Phases of Funny Faces would later do in 1906.

[lascitasdelashoras]

sametz blacktone associates - Q2 Time

[daily-cartoon]

Title: Humorous phases of funny faces Year: 1906 Director/Animator: James Stuart Blackton Technique: stop motion/lightning sketches

[beifong-brainrot]

You are so correct.

I've made posts about Bolin viewing himself as a tool/object to be used, and it's honestly not surprising. Bolin grew up relying on following Mako's direction, to literally survive, and so he percieves being 'used' and directed as a normal thing, allowing people like Eska, Varrick and Kuvira to manipulate him and use him. This is probably why he gets along so well with Korra, as she is obviously a very decisive person, and a natural leader. So she makes Bolin feel very comfortable in his role as follower. It's no coincidence that when both Mako and Korra are busy and Bolin is 'userless' he becomes entangled with people like Varrick or Kuvira.

Bolin's childhood trauma also left him with the fawn response, which can corroborate these traits. Bolin's childhood being young and growing up in a dangerous area of the streets, probably learnt quickly that making friends and not pissing people off was key to survival. We also see that Bolin turns to busking when the Fire Ferrets are in need for money, so I wouldn't be surprised if he did that often. As well as him playing the 'main role' in his and Mako's scams when they were children. It was also Bolin's friendship with Toza that got him and Mako out of the streets, which probably reinforced this conviction.

Bolin's relationship with women can also be further explained by him being a queer man with the nastiest case of comphet you ever did see but I digress

I am still on tlok phase to no one's surprise, I've noticed something about Bolin after rewatching and actually paying attention to the scenes...he just gets objectified a lot, maybe it is just me but back and forth he is always seem as a "the lovable idiot" by others.

[Gif ID: A gif of Bolin from the legend of Korra, he is leaning his face on his hand, with a relaxed smile while blinking. End of ID.]

To get to my point I am gonna go back to his backstory, his parents died and Bolin became homeless alongside his brother, normally children in these sort of situation are easily exploited by adults which is what happened.

Bolin seemed more naive than Mako, he is younger and Mako probably sheltered him, basically becoming the "parent" in the situation, incredible traumatic and it lead him to developing a rough exterior towards others because he knew that people like him and Bolin would be taken advantage by others.

This leads me to how Bolin views himself, he fights for a living and it might have lead him to develop a complex, Bolin is the "naive one" to contrast Mako being the "tough one", he holds the responsibility his father or mother should have but neither of them have that luxury.

[Image ID: two images from the legend of Korra, both featuring Bolin wearing his NukTuk outfit. The first one is a black and white image of Ginger and Bolin, she is holding into him while staring at the viewer, meanwhile Bolin has a fierce expression on his face with one hand raised, pointing at the viewer. The second image is Varrick, whose only hands are featured, doing a camera gesture at Bolin, with a confused expression. End of ID.]

Him becoming an "actor" made me think that all those years of being a fire ferret really did something to his self esteem, dressing up as a stereotype of a water tribe attire that shows off his body, like that isn't bad per say, Bolin knows he has a good body because that's a "tool" for him to work.

Years later that scene finally makes sense. All his story arcs didn't truly make sense to me at first because it felt like Bolin was being tossed around, now it made sense because he would allow himself to be tossed around by others if that meant he received the validation and love that he lacked as a child that got his childhood taken away from him.

Deep down Bolin just wants validation for others, he just wants to be liked for something and maybe deep down he knows he is being exploited by others but that's literally how he grew up, by being exploited. He sees this as a normal thing, so to Bolin being wanted or liked means being exploited.

[Image description: three screenshots of the legend of Korra. The first one is Bolin with a sad expression holding a flower bouquet with Pabu on his shoulder, watching Korra and Mako kiss. The second one features Bolin and Opal beifong, she's kissing his cheek while he looks surprised. The third one features Eska and Bolin standing next to each other. End of id.]

Do you see a pattern in those relationships Bolin had with women? He always tried to impress them, seeking for their validation, everyone likes validation but on Bolin case there are patterns to it, he doesn't notice how Korra isn't interested nor how Eska was being controlling towards him(I do say that Opal may be the exception to the bad pattern thing but my point stands).

Conclusion:

I wanna study him under a microscope byee<33

[caw4brandon]

The Power of Stop-Motion

Media in today's standard is quick and easy. Rarely is a show more than 2 hours long or 13-epiodes per-season. With that, animated movies are a lot slower than the typical films.

There is a discussion on if animation is suitable for film purposes and while it is often shunned by the Golden Globes or the Oscars or other awards. The very few outliers can prove these awards and the world very wrong.

But that is not what we will be talking about today. Because while animation is popular, there is a dark horse among its sphere. One with a rich history and strong filmography that should be shared. Let's talk about;

- Have I possibly gone daffy? -

Stop-motion is a film making style that compiles multiple still images of an object being physically manipulated in small movements into one whole scene.

Majority of Stop-motion films and videos use [Clay Animation] or [Paper Animation] with several more varieties of new innovations emerging under the umbrella of stop-motion. The most popular of them in the modern era towards kids is [Lego animation] which is the manipulation of Lego models in motion.

The earliest trace of Stop-motion in films is the 1898 short [The Humpty Dumpty Circus] by Albert E. Smith and James Stuart Blackton which is said to be a lost media. To compensate, please watch [A Tribute to Stop Motion]

In its early concept, Stop-motion was used as a method to create impossible things or do practical effects under budget constrains. Such as the iconic King Kong scene at the Empire State building. Since then, Stop-motion has evolved into a full production industry. From Indies; [Righteous Robot] to Juggernauts; [Laika Studios]

- Shimmer a Little at The Edges -

Unconventional media such as stop-motion is often not a style suited for every story. Its a rather expensive type of media that requires worthy innovations top break the niche barrier. Just looking at Laika Studios alone, we see that they've develop a lot of interesting ways to improve visual effects while staying to their stop-motion roots.

One perfect example is seen in < Kubo and the Two Strings > where the animators need to create water in a still image world that feels natural. [A Perfect Storm] one other part of the stop-motion puzzle is the iron-willed discipline it to conceptualize, animate and edit a production that can take about 3 to 5 years to complete. More so of a time frame than a normal film.

This difficult curve lead to budgeted methods such as using models that already exist to tell new stories. Such as; Legos or with crude multi-jointed figures of existing characters. [MOONSHINE]

While I may say its crude, the low budget production is the selling point. Assisted with sound bites taken from gaming sessions or from shows featuring a lot of inside jokes and memes. Also, its hilarious to see a Teletubby turned into a Eldritch monster.

These attempts to make stop-motion productions accessible has captured the attention of other like-minded channels to collaborate and elevate one another. [ERB: Harry Potter vs Luke Skywalker]

- For Better Tomorrows -

With all that is said, what is the power of stop-motion? As a media that is tediously overlapping across processes. What are the better tomorrows for our inanimate subjects?

I like to think, that as filmmaking grows. Stop-motion will continue to remain as a sacred tug against live action films and traditional animation. It can be used to tell complicated stories with concepts that may look strange if its adapted in a live action.

As I have mentioned in [The Beautiful World of Hilda] animation's greatest strength is simplification. Stop-motion takes the opposite side of that philosophy.

Its a higher level of world building of the materials with willingness to accept mistakes and ruggedness that gives them that little flavor of life. As an actual touchable thing, the various cartoonish styles can take on a whole new dimension to heighten the style and give it that detail that is less polished.

Stop-motion shows that filmmaking magic can still exist despite already knowing the tricks. Its a media where every frame shown has a significant purpose that invokes a specific flow. That's the power of stop-motion.

[overdoso]

Fantasmagorie, 1908, by Émile Cohl, is considered to be the first animated story in film. Fantasmagorie, by Émile Cohl, is considered to be the first animated story in film. Though "Humorous Phases of Funny Faces" by J. Stuart Blackton pre-dates "Fantasmagorie" by 2 years, it did not serve as a narrative other than simply showing various facial expressions via the technique of hand-drawn animation.

[owchie-wowchie]

based on this post

I'm just throwing things at the wall here

[cinenthusiast]

films watched in july 2024

174. Godzilla vs Biolante (1989, Omori) / 1st viewing / Criterion Channel 175. The Public Enemy (1931, Wellman) / 2nd viewing / Amazon rental 176. Jaws (1975, Spielberg) / no idea what viewing / Brattle Theatre, 35mm 177. Blow Out (1981, De Palma) / 3rd or 4th viewing / Coolidge Corner Theatre, 35mm 178. "Daffy in Wackyland" (2023, Winston) / 1st viewing / Youtube 179. Charlie's Angels (2000, McG) / not sure what viewing / Apple TV 180. The Addams Family (1991, Sonnenfeld) / no idea what viewing / 4K 181. 2nd Chance (2022, Bahrani) / 1st viewing / Max 182. Dudley Do-Right (1999, Wilson) / 1st viewing / Amazon rental 183. The Brady Bunch Movie (1995, Thomas) / not sure what viewing / Paramount Plus 184. Popeye (1980, Altman) / 3rd or 4th viewing / blu-ray 185. Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990, Stein) / no idea what viewing 186. I Like Bats (1986, Warchol) / 1st viewing / Severin House of Psychotic Women blu-ray box-set 187. Mission Impossible (1996, De Palma) / no idea what viewing / 4K 188. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003, McG) / 1st viewing / Apple TV 189. 3 Women (1977, Altman) / 2nd viewing / Criterion blu-ray 190. "It's the Natural Thing To Do" (1939, Fleischer) / 1st viewing 191 - 196. Faerie Tale Theatre: "Rumpelstiltskin", "The Nightingale", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Sleeping Beauty", "Rapunzel" 197. Nobody is Innocent (1986, Minter) / 1st viewing / Criterion Channel 198. Nobody is Innocent: Twenty Years Later (2010, Minter) / 1st viewing / Criterion Channel 199. "Little Nemo" (1911, McCay & Blackton) / 1st viewing / Youtube 200. "Gertie the Dinosaur" (1914, McCay) / 1st viewing / Youtube 201. Body Heat (1981, Kasdan) / 3rd viewing / Somerville Theatre, "Hot Summer Nights" program, 35mm 202. 9 1/2 Weeks (1986, Lyne) / 1st viewing / Somerville Theatre, Hot Summer Nights program, 35mm 203. "Coreys" (2024, Streit) / 1st viewing / Youtube 204. Presumed Innocent (1990, Pakula) / 2nd viewing / Amazon rental 205. The Mad Monk (1993, To) / 1st viewing / Amazon rental 206. The Bare-footed Kid (1993, To) / 1st viewing / Amazon rental) 207. Presumed Innocent (1990, Pakula) / 3rd viewing / Amazon rental 208. Alan Pakula: Going for Truth (2019, Miele) / 1st viewing / Max 209. Tomb Raider (2001, West) / 2nd viewing / Paramount Plus 210. Inside Daisy Clover (1965, Mulligan) / 2nd viewing / Blu-ray 211. Rat Fink (1965, Landis) / 2nd viewing / Blu-ray 212. Godzilla vs Hedorah (1971, Banno) / 2nd viewing / Coolidge Corner Theatre, "Godzilla vs the Coolidge" series, DCP 213. The First Omen (2024, Stevenson) / 1st viewing / Hulu 214. Scum of the Earth! (1963, Lewis) / 1st viewing / Blu-ray 215. Evening Primrose (1966, Bogart) / 1st viewing / Youtube rental 216. The Chase (1966, Penn) / 1st viewing / Criterion Channel 217. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003, De Bont) / 1st viewing / Paramount Plus 218. Uncharted (2022, Fleischer) / 1st viewing / Hulu 219. The Champion (1957, Inoue) / 1st viewing / file 220. Twisters (2024, Chung) / 1st viewing / theaters

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[finnleyalexanne]

Emile Cohl

Emile Cohl was born in 1857, his father was a rubber salesman. In 1863, when he was 6 years old, he was sent to the boarding school Institute Vaudron. This is where it was discovered he had a talent for illustration and was encouraged for it, however due to the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 his father had to shutdown his rubber factory. This led Cohl to be sent to a less expensive boarding school, Ecole Turgot, where he would attend marionette theaters and work as a poltical caricaturist. In 1878, he became an assisstant under Andre Gill, a famous french caricaturist, who would become Cohl's mentor and close friend. Cohl would become instantly famous when he would make cartoons insinuating that the then French President Patrice MacMahon was the reason the french lost the Battke of Sedan agasint Prussian forces. This led him to be fined and imprisoned for 10 days, on the 11th of October 1879. This skyrocketed Cohl's popularity.

In 1907, Cohl changed careers at the age of 50, becoming a scriptwriter for the film company Gaumont. He was inspired by John Stuart Blackton, who had already made several animated comedies, and studied his work in order to make his own animated films. Cohl deviated from Blackton's methods, while Blackton would draw with a chalkboard and chalk, Cohl drew each frame individually on hundreds of pieces of paper. This would make Cohl's method far closer to modern animation methods compared to Blackton's. In 1908, Cohl made his first animated movie "Fantasmasgorie" and it is considered the first genuine animated movie. It's success paved Cohl's way into making an abundance of animated films for various studios,even travelling to America for work.