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Jack and the Beanstalk (1902)

Adventure, Family, Fantasy10m

60% User score

Jack and the Beanstalk

Overview

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.

Edwin S. Porter, George S. FlemingDirector

Jack and the Beanstalk (1902)