Gertie on Tour (partially found footage from unfinished animated short; 1921): Difference between revisions

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Still from the surviving footage of the film.

Status: Lost

Gertie On Tour was an unfinished sequel to early influential cartoonist Winsor McCay's Gertie The Dinosaur.^[1] Gertie proved that a cartoon character could have an identifiable personality, featuring impressive animation that has aged well.

Only a collection of fragments of the sequel, lasting a total of about two minutes, has survived. It is not known exactly how much animation was completed for this sequel beyond the two minutes that has survived. Early concept art showed that Gertie dancing around New York City, bouncing on tall buildings and getting into various other mischief.

Surviving Footage

The surviving fragments of the film.

References

↑ Wikipedia page that references the film. Retrieved 19 Mar '16.

[1] Wikipedia page that references the film. Retrieved 19 Mar '16.

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-''Gertie The Dinosaur'' is the best known work by animator/cartoonist Winsor McCay (also known for the comic strip ''Little Nemo in Slumberland''). The short is known for being one of the first truly innovative pieces of animation. Gertie proved that a cartoon character could have an identifiable personality. There were 2 versions of the original short available: one where Winsor would stand in front of the screen directing Gertie and one where inter-titles would give Gertie directions. The impressive animation continues to wow audiences to this day.
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+|imagecaption=Still from the surviving footage of the film.
+|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
+}}
-The sequel, '''''Gertie On Tour''''', was planned but was left unfinished. Only a collection of fragments lasting a total of roughly two minutes has survived. It is not known exactly how much animation was completed for this, but it turns out that McCay probably felt fresh out of ideas and decided to drop the character (as can be seen by the fact that Gertie doesn't appear to be doing much in the fragment). Other early concept art showed that Gertie was going to be dancing around New York City, bouncing on tall buildings and various other shenanigans.
+'''''Gertie On Tour''''' was an unfinished sequel to early influential cartoonist Winsor McCay's ''Gertie The Dinosaur''.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertie_the_Dinosaur#Reception_and_legacy Wikipedia page that references the film.] Retrieved 19 Mar '16.</ref> Gertie proved that a cartoon character could have an identifiable personality, featuring impressive animation that has aged well.
+Only a collection of fragments of the sequel, lasting a total of about two minutes, has survived. It is not known exactly how much animation was completed for this sequel beyond the two minutes that has survived. Early concept art showed that Gertie dancing around New York City, bouncing on tall buildings and getting into various other mischief.
+==Surviving Footage==
+{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOpTEgbnfZE|640x480|center|The surviving fragments of the film.|frame}}
+==References==
+<references/>
 [[Category:Lost animation]]
 [[Category:Lost films]]