Gertie the Dinosaur by Winsor McCay and Fantasmagorie by Émile Cohl are both early animations, but they have different styles. McCay’s Gertie uses clean, detailed lines to show a more realistic dinosaur interacting with its environment, while Cohl’s Fantasmagorie has loose, sketchy lines and a more abstract, surreal feel. McCay’s backgrounds are simple but give a sense of place, while Cohl’s backgrounds are minimal and constantly changing. In terms of storytelling, Gertie has a more structured plot with Gertie responding to commands, while Fantasmagorie is a series of random, fluid transformations without a clear story. McCay focuses on smoother, lifelike animation, while Cohl explores playful, experimental movement.
Stephanie Marinova
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If I were at Gaspard Robertson’s “Phantasmagoria” show in 1797, I’d be amazed and scared. The ghostly images would look so real, and the spooky atmosphere with smoke and eerie sounds would make me jump. Back then, people were fascinated by the unknown, especially after the French Revolution.
Today, haunted houses, escape rooms, and VR horror games give us a similar thrill. They use technology to create creepy, immersive experiences that scare and excite us, just like Robertson’s show did!
My name is Stephanie Marinova. I chose this course because I am studying film, and I find animation to be one of the coolest subcategories of film! I love stop motion. I’m interested in production and film writing. I have a dog, Nikki, and I live with four of my friends. I am from Bulgaria. I also am new to BMCC, and this technology, my sincere apologies.
