Jack and the Beanstalk(1902)

Name: Jack and the Beanstalk
Director: Edwin S. Porter
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1902-01-01
Duration: 10 min
Cast: Thomas White, James H. White

Thomas White James H. White

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.