In this hotel, there is no need to tip the porter - the luggage moves by itself. No need for maids or butlers, neither - the furniture and all other objects are quite animated as well. This is not the earliest example of pixilation (animation of live-action footage) - George Melies' films used it as well - but it's the first film where it dominates the entire work. Directed by Segundo de Chomon.
January 8, 1970
Hôtel électrique (1908) ****
In this hotel, there is no need to tip the porter - the luggage moves by itself. No need for maids or butlers, neither - the furniture and all other objects are quite animated as well. This is not the earliest example of pixilation (animation of live-action footage) - George Melies' films used it as well - but it's the first film where it dominates the entire work. Directed by Segundo de Chomon.
