Animals in Film

by Jonathan Burt

Book Overview

From Salvador Dal to Walt Disney, animals have been a constant yet little-considered presence in film. Indeed, it may come as a surprise to learn that animals were a central inspiration to the development of moving pictures themselves.

In Animals in Film, Jonathan Burt points out that the mobility of animals presented technical and conceptual challenges to early film-makers, the solutions of which were an important factor in advancing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861891318
• ISBN13: 9781861891310
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.8" x 6.8"