“Gertie the Dinosaur” and “Fantamasgorie” are in black & white with no sounds in their films. Both films also focus on characters, each being a groundbreaking experience in the animation industry. However the film “Gertie the Dinosaur” has a more smoother planned-out animation. Winsor McCay focuses on making Gertie come to life using only one background to tell Gertie’s story. The water is animated to show the river flowing giving more life to the scene. Not to mention the animation used to make Gertie move in different directions is impressive. In Emile Cohl’s “Fantamasgorie,” there’s a focus on multiple characters. It’s more simplistic and tends to be more abstract. There’s no background but theres objects in each scene such as tables or a pole light to show somewhat where the characters are located. Unlike “Gertie the Dinosaur” the “Fantamasgorie” has a very unclear story and less quality in animation having to rely on the characters visual actions and gags to spark interest.
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