
Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of the famous fairy tale story of Jack and his magic beanstalk. Borrowing on cinematographic methods reminiscent of 'Georges Melies' , Porter uses animation, double exposure, and trick photography to illustrate the fairy's apparitions, Jack's dream, and the fast growing beanstalk.
Director:

Thomas White
Jack

James H. White
Farmer

Jack and the Beanstalk (George S. Fleming, Edwin S. Porter, 1902)