''The Enchanted Drawing'' is a 1900 silent trick film directed by J. Stuart Blackton. It is best known for containing the first

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sequences recorded on standard picture film, which has led Blackton to be considered the father of

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The film shows a man drawing a cartoon face on an easel. He draws a bottle of wine and a glass, then takes them off the paper and has a drink. He then gives the cartoon face a drink of wine, and the face breaks into a broad smile. He then draws a hat on the face's head, removes it, and puts it on. Next a cigar appears in the face's mouth, and the man removes it to the face's unhappiness. He then places all of the objects back into the image, and the face's eyes and grin grow wider in appreciation.

Technique

It is a combination of a silent film and

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animation.

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''The Enchanted Drawing''
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