International dictionary of films and filmmakers dictionary. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. You should still get an ice cream treat, but now you also know how gertie pays tribute to both architecture and animation. Probably mccays most popular film is gertie the dinosaur 1914. As a child, the dinosaurs in walt disneys fantasia left me with a love of igor stravinskys the rites of spring. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The cinematheque quebecoise, the nfb and the university of notre dame have brought windsor mccays oncelost animated film, gertie. Gertie the dinosaurby elizabeth rufai and kianaeshehoji.
The short film gertie the dinosaur is available for free download at the internet archive more gertie the dinosaur na imdbu en gertie the dinosaur na allmovieu en. Gertie the dinosaur, professor balthazar reanimated after restorations lumiere festival focuses restoration panel on a legendary early american animation gem,and a. There isnt any melodrama, theres only one pratfall, so it is a silent film that isnt totally annoying. Why anybody would want to crack a whip at gertie, though, is anyones. Fitzsimmons, had the task of retracing the background for each and every one. The choice of a dinosaur as his subject was inspired in part by the popularity of the terrible lizards at the time. Mccay, brandishing a whip, would appear onstage to the right of a movie screen. 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. In february of 1914, gertie the dinosaur debuted in chicago as part of mccays vaudeville act. Gertie the dinosaur at disneys hollywood studios world of walt. The dinosaur is subservient to the cuecard narrator. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Dinosaur gerties menu disneys hollywood studios at walt.
The next time you are strolling by echo lake in disneys hollywood studios, take a few minutes to stop by and check out gertie. Watch gertie tthe dinosaur yourself and tell me what you think. In it, mccay himself orders a trained dinosaur albeit one with a childlike sense of humor to perform tricks for the audience. 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. By the early 1920s, he had turned his attention elsewhere. Watch and create more animated gifs like gertie the dinosaur at. John mccay and john fitzsimmons are also listed as animators, and the animation is more detailed than the line figures in the previous film. He would first speak to the audience, explaining how animated films were made, photographed, and projected. Mccay made a few more animated films, including a 1918 documentary on the sinking of the lusitania. Gertie the dinosaur might not have been the first animated short ever, but its widely considered to be the first instance of true character animation. Mccay said it took around 10,000 drawings, although the figure may be closer to 6,000 an art student, john a. Dinosaur gertie s ice cream of extinction is a snack kiosk offering soft serve ice cream treats at disneys hollywood studios.
Gertie the dinosaur was drawn with black ink on white rice paper like much of early animation. Each piece of paper was only a little larger than a 5 x 7 photo. Early history in 1911, but it was gertie the dinosaur, created for mccays 1914 tour, that transformed the art. Aug 18, 2012 gertie the dinosaur is a 1914 american animated short film by winsor mccay. Gertie the dinosaur is a 1914 animated short film by american cartoonist and animator winsor mccay. 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. Gertie the dinosaur is the masterpiece of early animation.
Gertie the dinosaur 1914 classic short film youtube. Gertie the dinosaur article about gertie the dinosaur by. Although not the first animated film, as is sometimes thought, it was the first. Apr 15, 2015 i saw mccays gertie the dinosaur at the crotona theater in the bronx and i was therefore able to recreate it later on a disney television show, wherein we reenacted mccays performance. Gertie the dinosaur was winsor mccays third animation film, and it certainly is his most famous one, still capable of entertaining new audiences. The titles in the clip below are lines mccay would have spoken to the animated film as part of his vaudeville act. Mccay would introduce gertie to the audience as the worlds first trained dinosaur, even cracking a whip at her to make her perform. Media in category gertie the dinosaur 1914 film the following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total. He would then introduce gertie as the only dinosaur in. This was passed out in class today but can also be downloaded and printed, animation history. 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.
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. Winsor would stand on stage in front of a huge, projected gertie and perform a trained animal circus act with her. The film follows a same story idea similar to that of little nemo. It always catches my attention whenever im on that side of the park because i love californiacrazy architecture. He would use his whip and direct gertie to perform all of his commands. Gertie the dinosaur is a animated short film made in 1914 by winsor mccay. Mccay accepted, and extended the film to include a liveaction prologue and intertitles to replace his stage patter. 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. Jun 21, 2010 gertie the dinosaur was followed by the unfinished and much less successful film gertie on tour, of which mccay completed only two scenes. May 06, 2014 gertie the dinosaur was drawn with black ink on white rice paper like much of early animation.
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. I saw mccays gertie the dinosaur at the crotona theater in the bronx and i was therefore able to recreate it later on a disney television show, wherein we reenacted mccays performance. It is the earliest animated film to feature a dinosaur. Gertie the dinosaur is a 1914 short animated film by winsor mccay that inspired many generations of animators to bring their cartoons to life. First off, let us establish what gertie the dinosaur was not. Find more walt disney world dining locations on our walt disney world resort menus page restaurant info. Released as onereel film in 1914, though the character was created and seen in a short cartoon in mccays vaudeville act circa 1909. Mccay started performing chalk talks on vaudeville in 1906, as a sideline to his regular newspaper cartooning. We digitized and uploaded this film from the av geeks 16mm archive. Are you a fan of gertie the dinosaur at hollywood studios. 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. Winsor mccay and gertie the dinosaur by robert james, ph. Jun 09, 2017 we digitized and uploaded this film from the av geeks 16mm archive.
Mccays superb draftsmanship, fluid sense of movement, and great feeling for character gave viewers an animated creature who seemed to have a. Dinosaur gerties menu disneys hollywood studios at. 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. Gertie is a dinosaur based on the brontosaurus nowadays known as apatosaurus skeleton in the american museum of natural history. Only a few moments of footage survive of winsor mccays 1917 sequel to gertie the dinosaur. Today while watching the gertie the dinosaur cartoon answer the attached questions. Dinosaur gerties, located in disneys hollywood studios theme park, features ice cream of extinction. Official website of gertie the dinosaur the worlds first cartoon star.
Gertie the dinosaur, mccays bestknown creation, was originally part of mccays vaudeville act and is the star of two animations on this dvd. Winsor mccays employer, william randolph hearst, was displeased with mccays success outside of the newspapers, and used his contractual power to reduce mccays stage activities. Mccays subsequent animated shorts, how a mosquito operates, released in 1912, and gertie the dinosaur, released in 1914, brought the. The cartoonist, winsor mccay, brings the dinosaurus back to life in the figure of his latest creation, gertie the dinosaur. The kiosk is located inside a large green dinosaur, named gertie, and is found just by the indiana jones epic stunt theater beside echo lake. In late 1914 william fox offered to market gertie the dinosaur to movingpicture theaters. Mccay first used the film before live audiences as an interactive part of his vaudeville act. In 1991, gertie the dinosaur was one of 25 films added by the library of congress national film preservation board to the national film registry.
Hint they are mostly inorder based on our readings and the video. Although not the first animated film, as is sometimes thought, it was the first cartoon to. It employed 10,000 animated drawings inked on rice paper and mounted on cardboard. Bluevoid gertie was originally created for winsor mccays vaudeville act, and later this film was made, which took the cartoon and put in live action bookends to the cartoon. Although not the first animated film, as is sometimes thought, it was the first cartoon to feature a character with an appealing personality.
A century ago today according to imdb influential cartoonist and animator winsor mccay released his creation gertie the dinosaur. Find more walt disney world dining locations on our walt disney world resort menus page. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Dinosaur gerties ice cream of extinction food and beverage location at disney hollywood studios dhs in the echo lake area was built as a tribute to gertie the dinosaur, the very first. Gertie the dinosaur, professor balthazar retooned post. Gertie gertie the dinosaur, winsor mccays gertie 1914. For wider distribution, mccay turned his gertie the dinosaur into a onereel film which frames the animated sequence with a liveaction story. Gertie the dinosaur was originally a travelling vaudeville performance created by winsor mccay in 1914. 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. The film was also the first to be created using keyframe. One of the first animated films, drawn by winsor mccay, famous cartoonist of the period. For a century now, american animators have used dinosaurs to entrance the eyes and minds of audiences. Have you ever spotted the towering dinosaur that stands on the side of echo lake at disneys hollywood studios.
Dinosaur gerties ice cream of extinction is a snack kiosk offering soft serve ice cream treats at disneys hollywood studios. Gertie the dinosaur poster 1914 poster for winsor mccays cartoon movie, gertie the dinosaur. Although not the first animated film, as is sometimes thought, it was the first cartoon to feature a character with an. The poster claims that the film has wonderfully trained dinosaurs and that winsor mccay is americas greatest cartoonist. This page was last edited on 3 september 2019, at 19. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing gertie the dinosaur near you. The scenes at the end are a recap of the framing device that begins the. Gertie the dinosaur was originally created to be used in winsor mccays vaudeville performances. Gertie the dinosaur is a 1914 american animated short film by winsor mccay. Ec7yhh from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Gertie the dinosaur, one of the earliest animations, turns 100.
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