Collected Cartoons of the Moment by Harry Julius [NFSA Compilation]

Harry Julius was employed to produce sketches supporting the conscription drive in Australia for wartime editions of the Australasian Gazette newsreel. He was the first artist in Australia to animate cartoons for films. He successfully used caricature and satire to comment on the social, political and economic impact of World War One – from the Allies point of view. Julius’s drawn animation regularly includes the appearance of animals representing the major war countries including: a battered fez-capped turkey (Turkey); a large aggressive eagle (the United States); and a Union Jack-covered bulldog or lion (the United Kingdom).

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

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Credits

production company

Australasian Films

Duration

00:14:09:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

c. 1915-c. 1916

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2003076

Languages

English

No spoken word

Audience classification

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Australia

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1914-1918

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1914-1918 - Participation, Australian

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1914-1918 - Propaganda

Crafts & Visual Arts → Caricatures and cartoons, Australian

History → World War, 1914-1918 - Participation, Australian

History → World War, 1914-1918 - Propaganda

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Silent

Colour

Black and White

Collected

2 times

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Australia, c. 1915-c. 1916