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"Sheryl Farber by way of [log in to unmask] Dan Harries" <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 27 May 1997 17:30:29 -0800
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-Classic Fleischer and Disney Animated Shorts to Be Shown on AFI OnLine
Cinema <www.afionline.org/cinema>-
 
Starting June 2, 1997, AFI OnLine, the American Film Institute's Web site,
will "screen" two classic animated shorts, Fleischer's MODELING (1921) and
Disney's ALICE THE WHALER (1927). The films will be shown via the site's
AFI OnLine Cinema, a theater on the site which uses cutting-edge
video-streaming technology supplied by VDOnet. With streaming, viewers can
watch the film in real time, thereby eliminating the time-consuming
downloading delays normally experienced when viewing moving images on the
Internet.
 
Until the launch of AFI OnLine Cinema, classic Hollywood movies had never
been presented in their entirety with sound on the World Wide Web. Since it
began on January 22, with the premiere of the 1916 Charlie Chaplin classic,
THE RINK, AFI OnLine Cinema has been a great success, generating a global
audience of more than 150,000 people from over 70 countries and extensive
news coverage in the U.S., France, Brazil, Australia, Singapore and Japan.
In addition to THE RINK, AFI OnLine Cinema has shown Buster Keaton's THE
BOAT and Harold Lloyd's HIGH AND DIZZY.
 
Now a global audience will have the opportunity to check out rarely-seen
classic Fleischer and Disney animation. Both shorts feature examples of
combining animation with live action and represent earlier efforts by the
animation masters.
 
The American Film Institute is dedicated to advancing and preserving the
art of film, television and other forms of the moving image. AFI's programs
promote innovation and excellence through teaching, presenting, preserving
and redefining this art form.
 
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