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The Hand of the Artist
Screenshot from the film
Directed by	Walter R. Booth
Production company	Charles Urban Trading Company
Release date	April 1906 (1906-04)
Running time	8 mins
Country	United Kingdom
Language	Silent

The Hand of the Artist is a 1906 British short silent animated trick film, directed by Walter R. Booth, featuring the director's hand bringing to life photographic images of a young man and woman only for each sequence to end in them being crumpled up. The film features early use of stop action to achieve its effect and had been described as the first British animated film.

The film survives as part of the Corrick Collection of the Corrick family entertainers who toured Australia and the world between 1901 and 1914.

References

1. Crafton, Donald (April 2015). Before Mickey: The Animated Film 1898-1928. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226231020.
2. McKernan, Luke. "Booth, W.R. (1869-1938)". BFI Screenonlinee. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
3. Lewis, Leslie. "The Hand of the Artist". Australian Screen. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
4. "The Hand of the Artist". BFI Film & TV Database. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2011.

External links

• The Hand of the Artist at IMDb

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