美国动画的开始应该归功于史都华.布来克顿 (J.
Stuart Blackton) 。身为英国影片制作人,他创造了美国第一部动画影片。在创作卡通之前,在综艺歌舞秀中演出的布来克顿以「诙谐漫画家」 (The
Komikal Kartoonist) 闯出名号,他常在演出中表演「速写」 (lightning
sketches) 或快速制图。1895年时,他结识了爱迪生 (Thomas
Edison) ;猜猜看,这位着名的发明大家带给他什么样启发?
American animation owes its beginnings to J. Stuart Blackton, a British filmmaker who created the first animated film in America. Before creating cartoons, Blackton was a vaudeville performer known as "The Komikal Kartoonist." In his act, he drew "lightning sketches" or high-speed drawings. In 1895, he met Thomas Edison. Can you guess what this meeting with the famous inventor inspired him to do?
VIDEO 出处: Blackton, Stuart J. and Smith, Albert E., producers. "The Enchanted Drawing" Thomas A. Edison, Inc. 1900. Origins of American Animation, Library of Congress.