Jack and the Beanstalk Poster

Jack and the Beanstalk

Starring: Thomas White, James H. White

Writer: N/A

Release Date:
July 15, 1902
Ratings:
6.0 / 10
Director:
Edwin S. Porter & George S. Fleming
Companies:
Edison Manufacturing Company

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.