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)