Poster for the movie Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

1902 • 10 minutes
AdventureFamilyFantasy

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.

Picture of Thomas White

Thomas White

Jack

Picture of James H. White

James H. White

Farmer