Animation

By Timothy Nguyen

  • Start of it All

    Start of it All
    The Thaumatrope was invented as a toy for children. It used a disc with a picture on both sides that when spun would create an image that seemed to make the images move or blend to make a new one. This illusion eventually became the start of animation

  • Start of a Motion Picture

    Start of a Motion Picture
    French inventor Emil Reynaud used a Praxinoscope for a theater he opened. The Praxinoscope was a strip of images on a spinning cylinder that projected the images to make it look like it was moving. This was created by using mirrors and the rotation of the cylinder to create the illusion.

  • First Animation

    First Animation
    Humorous Phases of Funny Faces, created by James Stuart Blackton, was one of the first ever animations. Blackton drew on a chalkboard and made it look like the characters could move.

  • First Form of Animation Using the "Traditional Method"

    First Form of Animation Using the "Traditional Method"
    Fantasmagorie is a French film animated by Emile Cohl. It is considered as the primitive example of the hand drawn animation. People have dubbed this film as the first animated cartoon made by traditional methods.

  • First Animated Character

    First Animated Character
    Gertie the Dinosaur was one of the first cartoon characters ever made. It was a short film featuring a Brontosaurus, a dinosaur with a long neck and a long tail. Winsor McCay, the creator of Gertie the Dinosaur, used about ten thousand drawings to create this short film.

  • First Animation Including Sound

    First Animation Including Sound
    The first film with sound was The Jazz Singer, but the first animation with sound was Steamboat Willie. Created by Walt Disney Studios, Steamboat Willie was an 8 minute film that included "Mickey Mouse" steering a steamboat. The animation was known as the first animation with sound.

  • First Animated Movie

    First Animated Movie
    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was considered as the first animated movie. It was made by using only hand drawn pictures. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was also known as the first animation movie with color.

  • First Movie to Use CGI

    First Movie to Use CGI
    Westworld, a science fiction movie that simulated the Wild West androids, was the first movie to use CGI. Westworld's creator Michael Crichton used 2D CGI to make the "robot's" faces appear to slide open. The sequel, Futureworld (1976), was created using 3D CGI, and was considered as the first film to use 3D CGI.

  • Pixar's First Short Film

    Pixar's First Short Film
    The Adventures of Andre and Wally B was considered as Pixar's first animated short film. It includes Andre running into a bee who isn't so friendly. The short film lasts about 2 minutes with Andre and Wally B "attacking" each other.

  • Founding Pixar

    Founding Pixar
    Originally known as Graphics Group in 1979, "Pixar" was founded in 1986. Later on, Walt Disney Studios bought Pixar for about $8 billion. It is known for creating films and movies through animation.

  • Longest Animated Movie

    Longest Animated Movie
    "My Friend Ganesha" is a Bollywood film that runs for 3 hours and 10 minutes. My Friend Ganesha is an animated movie that also included real life characters. It features a boy who doesn't have any friends, but Ganesha, a Hindu god with an elephant head encourages him.

  • Highest Grossing Animated Movie

    Highest Grossing Animated Movie
    The Incredibles 2 is the highest grossing animated movie with a gross of around $505 million. Incredibles 2 features a family of 4, now 5 that have super powers. It has broken records of making the most profit from viewers.