Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces is a silent cartoon by J. Stuart Blackton in the year 1906. It features a cartoonist drawing faces on a chalkboard, and the faces coming to life. It is generally regarded as the first animated film. It features movements as where a dog jumps through a hoop, a scene which actually uses cutout animation made to look like chalk outlines. The film moves at 20 frames per second. In fact the first pictured movie was from ... more

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  • 1906

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Runtime:

  • 3 min (1.8 hs )

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J. Stuart Blackton

James Stuart Blackton (January 5, 1875 – August 13, 1941), usually known as J. Stuart Blackton, was an American film producer of the Silent Era, the founder of Vitagraph Studios and among the first filmmakers to use the techniques of stop-motion and drawn animation. He is considered the father of...

Cast Members of Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

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  • 3 min (1.8 hs )

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