Jack and the Beanstalk 1902

Porter’s sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of the famous fairy tale story of Jack and his magic beanstalk. Borrowing on cinematographic methods reminiscent of ‘Georges Melies’, Porter uses animation, double exposure, and trick photography to illustrate the fairy’s apparitions, Jack’s dream, and the fast growing beanstalk.

Genre: Short Films Silent
Starring: Thomas White
Year: 1902
Color/BW: Black & White
Director: George S. Fleming, Edwin S. Porter
Movie Type: Public Domain Films
Decade: 1900s
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