Animation · Comedy
American
1914 · Directed by Winsor McCay · 12 min
A cartoonist bets his friends that he can make a dinosaur move. The result is a short film that mixes live-action framing with hand-drawn animation, and a prehistoric creature who seems to have moods of her own.
Why it matters in cinema history
A founding work of American animation, it moved the form from novelty trick films towards character-driven performance, and it was also an early example of animation combined with live-action staging.
Watch with intention
Watch it as a performance: ask how McCay turns lines on paper into a character who seems to have feelings.
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