Animation and Reality
Animation has been used to represent reality from the beginnings of cinema. This list is an extensive collection of titles that show this use of animation.
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- DirectorJames AlgarClyde GeronimiJack KinneyStarsAlexander de SeverskyArt BakerBilly MitchellAn animated documentary promoting of the soundness of strategic aerial bombing in World War II.
- DirectorDave FleischerAn illustration of the basic principles of Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity.
- DirectorWinsor McCayStarsWinsor McCayAn animated dramatization of the notorious World War I German torpedoing of the ocean liner, Lusitania.
- DirectorHamilton LuskeStarsBill ThompsonAn average guy gets lessons from his common sense on how to treat a cold (mainly, rest and avoid behaviors that would spread it) and how to keep from getting one in the first place. Of course, since the film is sponsored by Kleenex, it's important to use disposable tissues.
- 1954–19971hUnrated7.4 (131)TV EpisodeDirectorHamilton LuskeStarsHeinz HaberWalt DisneyPaul FreesDr. Heinz Haber looks at the atom as a potential power source, stressing that strict controls are necessary. He traces the history of the atom through the days of the ancient Greek philosophers to the discoveries of modern scientists.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsRichard CarlsonFrank BaxterMel BlancAn animated documentary about blood and the circulatory system. It was one of a series on bodily systems.
- DirectorOwen CrumpPhil MonroeStarsFrank BaxterRichard DeaconLes TremayneA brief examination of the perplexing subject called time, told in storybook fashion.
- DirectorFrank CapraWilliam T. HurtzStarsRichard CarlsonFrank BaxterBil BairdTraces, in an easy-to-follow way, the discovery of cosmic rays. You don't need rocket science to follow along with the explanations. Saw it while a Junior in HS and it spurred me to study physics in college. A rare example of good tv programming.
- DirectorJohn Hubley
- DirectorJohn HubleyStarsDizzy GillespieGeorge MathewsTwo men discuss the nature of accidents and the possibility of nuclear war.
- DirectorJohn HubleyStarsHarlow ShapleyMark HubleyRay HubleyA unique documentary that uses animation and narration set to a classical music soundtrack to convey what science teaches us about matter, energy, space, time, and life and using this knowledge to ponder man's place in the universe.
- DirectorFaith HubleyAnimator Faith Hubley contributed her depiction of brutality to children in the past, and children's rights today to International Year of the Child.
- DirectorFaith HubleyStarsGeorgia HubleyIra KaplanMax Rosenthal
- DirectorNorman McLarenStarsGrant MunroJean Paul LadouceurA surreal story of two neighbours' destructive feud over a flower.
- DirectorPeter LordStarsBill PerryPeter LawrenceThis short animated piece uses a real interview as its soundtrack. Bill Perry relates stories about his youth, his tilted house, and adventures during WWII in Bristol, England during the blitz.
- DirectorPeter LordStarsDerek RobinsonA young man in prison is interviewed and talks about his life, how he got into prison, and what it's like doing time.
- StarsCliff EdwardsJiminy Cricket explains the relatively recent rise of leisure time, and explains how to enjoy it safely: the proper places to play, and basic safety rules for hiking, swimming, bicycling, ice skating, sun-bathing, etc.
- StarsCliff EdwardsJiminy Cricket explains how every living thing has its proper kind of food, and how it is used, plus the basics of nutrition.
- DirectorTex AveryStarsTex AveryMel BlancThe Jones BoysA travelogue spotlights the tropical island of Pingo Pongo, showing the unusual flora and fauna and the lives of the happy natives.