Seven Minutes: The Life and Death of the American Animated

Seven Minutes: The Life and Death of the American Animated Cartoon
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Seven Minutes is a social and aesthetic history of the â€œcontrolled anarchyâ€ of the cartoon, from the first talking Mickeys to the demise of Warners and MGM theatrical productions in 1960. Norman M. Klein follows the scrambling graphics and upside-down ballet of Fleischerâ€™s Betty Boop, Popeye, Superman of the Wolfie cartoons by Tex Avery, of the Bugs and Daffy, Tweetie and Roadrunner cartoons from Warners, of full animation at Disney, of the â€œwhiteness of Snow Whiteâ€, and of how Mickey Mouse became a logo. Reviewing the graphics, scripts and marketing of each era, he discovers the links between cartoons and live action movies, newspapers, popular illustration, and the entertainment architecture coming out of Disneyland. Klein shows that the cartoon was a perverse juggling act, invaded constantly by economic and political pressures, by marketing for sound, by licensing characters to stave off bankruptcies, by Prohibition, the Great Depression, World War II and the first wave of television.
Country USA
Brand Verso
Manufacturer Verso Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
Color Grey
ReleaseDate 1996-05-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781859841501

Seven Minutes: The Life and Death of the American Animated Cartoon