Out of the Inkwell [SEP] director
Out of the Inkwell
Out of the Inkwell was a major animated series of the silent era produced by Max Fleischer from 1918 to 1929.
The series was the result of three short experimental films that Max Fleischer independently produced in the period of 1914–1916 to demonstrate his invention, the Rotoscope, which was a device consisting of a film projector and easel used as an aid for achieving realistic movement for animated cartoons. The Rotoscope would project motion picture film through an opening in the easel, covered by a glass pane serving as
first studio, "Out of the Inkwell Films, Inc." in a dingy basement apartment in midtown Manhattan. He went on to become director and later supervising producer of the studio's output. Among the cartoon series Fleischer supervised were "Out of the Inkwell", "Inklings", "The Inkwell Imps", "Talkartoons" , "Betty Boop", "Popeye the Sailor", "Color Classics". He also supervised two animated features "Gulliver's Travels" and "Mr. Bug Goes to Town"