Jack and the Beanstalk

1902 · Directed by Edwin Stanton Porter · 10 min · fantasy film, silent film, adventure film

★ 6.0/10 · 32 ratings on TMDB

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.