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The Hand of the Artist

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The Hand of the Artist
Screenshot from the film
Directed byWalter R. Booth
Production
company
Release date
  • April 1906 (1906-04)
Running time
8 mins
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageSilent

The Hand of the Artist is a 1906 British short silent trick film, directed by Walter R. Booth, featuring the director's hand bringing to life photographic images of a young man and woman only for each sequence to end in them being crumpled up. The film features stop-action substitution to achieve its effect and has erroneously been described as the first British animated film.[1][2]

The film survives as part of the Corrick Collection of the Corrick family entertainers who toured Australia and the world between 1901 and 1914.[3][4]

References

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  1. Crafton, Donald (April 2015). Before Mickey: The Animated Film 1898-1928. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226231020.
  2. McKernan, Luke. "Booth, W.R. (1869-1938)". BFI Screenonlinee. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  3. Lewis, Leslie. "The Hand of the Artist". Australian Screen. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  4. "The Hand of the Artist". BFI Film & TV Database. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
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