Dreams of Toyland (1908)

Arthur Melbourne Cooper's animation showing a boy's dream of his toys coming to life uses a live action framing device for the dream sequence which uses stop motion techniques to animate a child's toys.

For more information on this film visit http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1354093/

You can watch over 1400 other complete films and TV programmes from the BFI National Archive free of charge in the Mediatheque at BFI Southbank, London and at the new QUAD centre for art and film in Derby - http://www.bfi.org.uk/mediatheque http://www.derbyquad.co.uk/bfi-mediatheque

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[mikkifly]

so glad i subscribe to this channel

keep digging these gems out plz

[RebelVoDKa]

This needs to be on one of those wonderful BFI box sets; maybe one about the birth of cinema.

The animation is amazingly detailed and complex in contrast with the very basic and theatrical live action material with its incredibly long takes. I guess editing was still in its infancy.

Amazing to look back over 100 years.

[ghostnr9]

totally mad and wonderful ! and the animals rule which is an extra bonus :D

[HargroveFilms1]

Much more entertaining than Christmas of today, very enjoyable.

[TweFoji]

imagine what the kid would feel if he knew 100 years after, there would something be called Xbox and PS3

[darkstarenegade]

Haha, it's like an early Toy Story!

[kingofvintage]

WOW! I'm Speechless.....

[grofys]

i loved the tough-guy bear.

[grofys]

wow, some pretty wild action there. i love the tough guy bear.

[3investigators]

This is absolutely hilarious and surreal. I love how the toy animals keep accosting the cops. hehehe. What a priceless clip. Thanks for sharing this.

[derekroft]

Arthur Melbourne-Cooper was one of the great unsung pioneers of the early film industry. To do stop-go animation within a dozen years of the invention of moving pictures is nothing short of amazing.

[woofer32]

simply wonderful