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This collection of essays explores the link between comedy and
animation in studio-era cartoons, from filmdom's earliest days
through the twentieth century. Written by a who's who of animation
authorities, "Funny Pictures" offers a stimulating range of views
on why animation became associated with comedy so early and so
indelibly, and illustrates how animation and humor came together at
a pivotal stage in the development of the motion picture industry.
To examine some of the central assumptions about comedy and
cartoons and to explore the key factors that promoted their fusion,
the book analyzes many of the key filmic texts from the studio
years that exemplify animated comedy. "Funny Pictures" also looks
ahead to show how this vital American entertainment tradition still
thrives today in works ranging from "The Simpsons" to the output of
Pixar.
This collection of essays explores the link between comedy and
animation in studio-era cartoons, from filmdom's earliest days
through the twentieth century. Written by a who's who of animation
authorities, "Funny Pictures" offers a stimulating range of views
on why animation became associated with comedy so early and so
indelibly, and illustrates how animation and humor came together at
a pivotal stage in the development of the motion picture industry.
To examine some of the central assumptions about comedy and
cartoons and to explore the key factors that promoted their fusion,
the book analyzes many of the key filmic texts from the studio
years that exemplify animated comedy. "Funny Pictures" also looks
ahead to show how this vital American entertainment tradition still
thrives today in works ranging from "The Simpsons" to the output of
Pixar.
What is jazz? What is gained - and what is lost - when various
communities close ranks around a particular definition of this
quintessentially American music? "Jazz/Not Jazz" explores some of
the musicians, concepts, places, and practices which, while deeply
connected to established jazz institutions and aesthetics, have
rarely appeared in traditional histories of the form. David Ake,
Charles Hiroshi Garrett, and Daniel Goldmark have assembled a
stellar group of writers to look beyond the canon of acknowledged
jazz greats and address some of the big questions facing jazz
today. More than just a history of jazz and its performers, this
collections seeks out those people and pieces missing from the
established narratives to explore what they can tell us about the
way jazz has been defined and its history has been told.
This groundbreaking collection by the most distinguished
musicologists and film scholars in their fields gives long overdue
recognition to music as equal to the image in shaping the
experience of film. Refuting the familiar idea that music serves as
an unnoticed prop for narrative, these essays demonstrate that
music is a fully imagined and active power in the worlds of film.
Even where films do give it a supporting roleOCoand many do much
moreOComusic makes an independent contribution. Drawing on recent
advances in musicology and cinema studies, "Beyond the Soundtrack"
interprets the cinematic representation of music with unprecedented
richness. The authors cover a broad range of narrative films, from
the silent era (not so silent) to the present. Once we think beyond
the soundtrack, this volume shows, there is no unheard music in
cinema."
What is jazz? What is gained - and what is lost - when various
communities close ranks around a particular definition of this
quintessentially American music? "Jazz/Not Jazz" explores some of
the musicians, concepts, places, and practices which, while deeply
connected to established jazz institutions and aesthetics, have
rarely appeared in traditional histories of the form. David Ake,
Charles Hiroshi Garrett, and Daniel Goldmark have assembled a
stellar group of writers to look beyond the canon of acknowledged
jazz greats and address some of the big questions facing jazz
today. More than just a history of jazz and its performers, this
collections seeks out those people and pieces missing from the
established narratives to explore what they can tell us about the
way jazz has been defined and its history has been told.
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