History of Animation

By bankes_aaron

  • Zoetrope

    Description - This was the first real animation machine so to speak. It was a spinning cylinder that showed moving pictures.
    Image - Click Here
    Video - Click Here
    Sources
    A) "Zoetrope." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2016.

  • Praxinoscope

    Description - This is similar to the Zoetrope, but allowed for a more stationary image by using a set of mirrors.
    Image - Click Here
    Video - Click Here
    Sources
    A)"Praxinoscope." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2016.

  • Kinetoscope

    Description - The invention of the Kinetoscope by Edison allows for a single person to experience an animation at a time through a peephole.
    Image - Click Here
    Video - Click Here
    Sources
    A)"Kinetoscope." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2016.

  • The Start of the Silent Era

    Description - In 1893, the invention of Edison's invention of the Kinetoscope marks the start of the silent era. An era with motion pictures with no sound.
    Image - Click Here
    Video - Click Here
    Sources
    A)"History of Animation." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2016.

  • Gertie the Dinosaur

    Description: This is the first animations with a "character"
    Image: Click Here
    Video: Click Here
    Sources:
    A) "Gertie the Dinosaur." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2016.

  • Arrival of Walt Disney into the Animation

    Description - Walt Disney opened his second studio, and began working on pieces of animation such as the Alice Comedies
    Image - Click Here
    Video - Click Here
    Sources
    A)"Walt Disney." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2016.

  • My Old Kentucky Home

    Description: This was one of the first animations with synchronized sound to go with the images.
    Image: Click Here
    Video: Click Here
    Sources:
    A) "My Old Kentucky Home (film)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.

  • Arrival of First Television Cartoon

    Description - This allowed for people with televisions to experience full length animations for themselves. This decreases the popularity of the animation shorts in movie theaters.
    Image - Click Here
    Video - Click Here
    Sources
    A)"History of Animation." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2016.
    B)

  • The Flintstones

    Description - This was the first widely watched cartoon. It was a sitcom about the Flintstone family.
    Image - Click Here
    Video - Click Here
    Sources
    A) No chars left

  • The Modern Era

    Description: This marks the start of the modern animation era. This contains animation techniques such as Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) and other methods.
    Image: Click Here
    Video: Click Here
    Sources:
    A) "Computer-generated Imagery." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2016.

  • The Simpsons

    Description: This is the longest running animated series on cable television. It is also the longest sitcom on television.
    Image: Click Here
    Video: Click Here
    Sources
    A) "The Simpsons." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2016.

  • Veggietales

    Description: This was the first CGI animation tv series cartoon made. It teaches young kids life lessons though talking vegetables.
    Image: [Click Here]http://www.tbn.org/watch/images/programs/Big%20Idea's%20VeggieTales.JPG)
    Video: Click Here
    Sources:
    A) "VeggieTales." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.

  • Toy story

    Description: Toy story was one of the first fully CGI animated feature films. This is one of the most popular films of many people's childhoods.
    Image: Click Here
    Video: Click Here
    Sources:
    A) "Toy Story." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.