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Fun in a Bakery Shop (1902)

Fun in a Bakery Shop poster
Directed by
Edwin Stanton Porter
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
2 min
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A fast sculptor molds clay loaves into faces using stop-motion animation. The film is a simple display of this skill.

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What happens

Fun in a Bakery Shop is a 1902 American short film by Edwin S. Porter. Porter used stop-motion animation to depict clay loaves being sculpted into faces. The film was released on April 3, 1902, by the Edison Manufacturing Company. The film's plot was only the pretext of showcasing the skills of a fast sculptor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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