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Their films were distributed through the States Rights method through Warner Brothers, Winkler Pictures, Standard, and finally The Red Seal Pictures Corporation.

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The series was very popular, and in 1921 Max and Dave Fleischer formed their own studio, Out of the Inkwell Films, Inc.

Fleischer wrote, and animated the early shorts along with Roland Crandall, with Dave directing the live action filming, performing on camera as 'The Clown' for Rotoscoping, and assisted with the animation and Roto tracings. 'The Clown' would often slip from Max's eye and go on an adventure, pull a prank on his creator. Aside from the novelty of the Rotoscoped animation, this series combined live-action and animation centered on Max Fleischer as the creative cartoonist and 'Master' of 'The Clown'.

Bray Studios, and in 1918 they began Out of the Inkwell as an entry in the Bray Pictograph Screen Magazine released through Paramount (1918), and later Goldwyn (1919-1921). Bray, he was hired as production manager for John R. īecause of the realistic effects displayed in his sample films, the result of Fleischer's Rotoscope, and a past relationship with John R. A 1922 sheet music drawing makes the connection more explicit, saying 'Out of the Inkwell, the New Yama Yama Clown', with a picture of Koko. Both costumes have white gloves with long fingers, white foot coverings, and a hat with the same white pom-pom as in front. The white face with slit eyes was a design common among German circus clowns. Dave's clown costume was clearly inspired by one worn by Bessie McCoy, with the additions of a black ruffled collar replacing the big white bow, three pom-pom front buttons, and a prominent cone-shaped cap also with three pom-poms. 'The Clown''s appearance owes much to The Yama Yama Man. After tracing the film footage amounting to some 2,500 drawings and a year's work, the character that would eventually become Koko the Clown was born, although he did not have a name until 1924. Fleischer filmed his brother Dave in a clown costume. The use of the clown character came after two previous tests and a search for an original character. The character originated when Max Fleischer invented the rotoscope, a device that allowed for animation to be more lifelike by tracing motion picture footage of human movement. Throughout the series, he goes on many adventures with his canine companion 'Fitz the Dog', who would later evolve into Bimbo in the Betty Boop cartoons. He first appeared as the main protagonist in Out of the Inkwell (1918–1929), a major animated series of the silent era.

Koko the Clown is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer.

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