The Enchanted Drawing

{{short description|1900 film directed by J. Stuart Blackton}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Enchanted Drawing

| image = The Enchanted Drawing.ogv

| caption = The entire film

| director =

| producer = Vitagraph Studios
Thomas Edison

| writer =

| starring = J. Stuart Blackton

| music =

| cinematography =

| editing =

| distributor = Edison Studios

| released = {{Film date|1900|11|16}}

| runtime = 1:30

| country = United States

| language = Silent film
English intertitles

| budget =

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The Enchanted Drawing is a 1900 silent trick film directed by J. Stuart Blackton. It is best known for containing the first animated sequences recorded on standard picture film, which has led Blackton to be considered the father of American animation.{{Cite book|last=Lente|first=Fred Van|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WKQEEAAAQBAJ&dq=enchanted+drawing+film&pg=PT8|title=Comic Book History of Animation #1|date=2020-12-09|publisher=IDW Publishing|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Cámara|first=Sergi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3yVQAAAAMAAJ&q=enchanted+drawing+film|title=All about Techniques in Drawing for Animation Production|date=2006|publisher=Barron's|isbn=978-0-7641-5919-0|language=en}}

Contents

The film shows a man drawing a cartoon face on an easel. He draws a bottle of wine and a glass, then takes them off the paper and has a drink. He then gives the cartoon face a drink of wine, and the face breaks into a broad smile. He then draws a hat on the face's head, removes it, and puts it on. Next a cigar appears in the face's mouth, and the man removes it to the face's unhappiness. He then places all of the objects back into the image, and the face's eyes and grin grow wider in appreciation.

Technique

It is a combination of a silent film and stop motion animation.

See also

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