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History of Animation

By Fischer_Hallie

  • Phenakisticope

    Phenakisticope
    December 1824 -Joesph Plateau -Invention of phenakisticope: a series of moving illustrations that, when moved quickly, created an early animation.
    -Belgium
    -First way people could simulate moving pictures using a simple technique Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuejzrInIbc Sources:
    Information: "Phenakistoscope." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2016. Photo:"Phenakistoscope." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2016.

  • Kinetoscope

    Kinetoscope
    1889 -Thomas Edison -Kinetoscope: an advanced animation tool where a series of photos where rotated quickly to create a moving effect when combined with light.
    -U.S.
    -This created a smoother animation and allowed a longer animation because it held more photos. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfI0NVC0hLU Sources:
    Info: "Kinetoscope." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2016.
    Photo: "Kinetoscope." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2016.

  • Cinematograph

    Cinematograph
    12 Feb. 1892 -Lumiere brothers
    -Invented the first motion camera & film projector.
    -This allowed the first motion picture to be projected in theaters in Paris in 1895. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OaOCN3pHDQ Source:
    Info: "Cinematograph." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2016.
    Photo: "Cinematograph." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2016.

  • The Enchanted Drawing

    The Enchanted Drawing
    1906 -J. Stuart Blackton
    -Created the first animated sequence on standard picture film called The Enchanted Drawing
    -U.S. -Became the first silent animation to be created and displayed on picture film Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HczGiAoeLGw Sources:
    Info: "The Enchanted Drawing." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2016.
    Photo: "The Enchanted Drawing." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2016.

  • Fantasmagorie

    Fantasmagorie
    17 August 1908 -Emile Cohl
    -This dream-like film was composed on over 700 pieces of rice paper and chalk. Cohl used a series of metamorphosis' to create a dream like film.
    -France -The first film solely composed of animation Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4aPyHBdpLLON2d4MnhHQ21qeW8/view Sources:
    Info: "Fantasmagorie (1908 Film)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2016.
    Photo: "Fantasmagorie (1908 Film)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2016.

  • Little Nemo

    Little Nemo
    1911 -Winsor McCay
    -Created his first animated film based off his cartoon series Little Nemo in Slumberland
    -U.S.
    -McCay was inspired by his son's flip books and eventually created the film in color after it was in theaters. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f8tfSHIU_g Sources:
    Info: "Little Nemo (1911 Film)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2016.
    Photo: "Little Nemo (1911 Film)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2016.

  • Gertie, The Trained Dinosaur

    Gertie, The Trained Dinosaur
    1914 -Winsor McCay -Release of Gertie, The Trained Dinosaur: Windsor's first and the first film in generation to feature a dinosaur.
    -U.S.
    -First film that first used techniques like animated loops which created the first film that used keyframes. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGXC8gXOPoU Sources:
    Info: "Gertie the Dinosaur." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2016. Photo: "Gertie the Dinosaur." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.

  • Cell System

    Cell System
    -1914 -Earl Hurd
    -Patented a celluloid system that involved clear sheets and painted drawings that could be layered on top of each other
    -This allowed for quick animation without having to redraw the same items over and over Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRKWRMbTvWs Sources:
    Info: Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2016.
    Photo :Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2016.

  • Bray Productions

    Bray Productions
    -December 1914 -John R. Bray
    -He opens his own Production studio and releases Colonel Heeza Liar and the Bandits and the animation "How Animations are Made"
    -Bray used many of Winsor McKay's techniques and helped the spread of series animation techniques -Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_NNIwpWf9g Sources:
    Info:"John Randolph Bray." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2016.
    Photo: "John Randolph Bray." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2016.

  • El Apóstol

    El Apóstol
    7 Nov. 1917 -Alfonso de Laferrere & directed by Quirico Cristiani -Created "El Apostol", the first full length animated film about the President of Argentina cleansing Buenos Aries.
    -Argentina
    -It was a satire about the President cleansing the city of corruption and it was well liked, but it's been considered a lost film -Video: n/a -Sources:
    Info :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Apóstol
    Photo: "Quirino Cristiani." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.

  • Felix the Cat

    Felix the Cat
    -1919 -Felix the Cat
    -Pat Sullivan created this animated cat series in cartoon strips and films
    -This was the first cartoon character to reach real popularity. Felix the Cat had a fan base and toys made of him. -Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HskWL82GeQ Sources:
    Info: "Felix the Cat." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2016.
    Photo: "Felix the Cat." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2016.

  • Alice's Wonderland

    Alice's Wonderland
    1923 -Walt Disney
    -A short film that showed a little girl dreaming about the cartoons she sees in the Disney animation studio.
    -This short animation combined live characters with animated ones (real people and animation). Video: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Wonderland Sources:
    Info: "Alice's Wonderland." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2016. Photo: "Alice's Wonderland." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2016.

  • Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio

    Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio
    -16 Oct. 1923 -Walt & Roy Disney -Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio founded
    -Burbank, Cali.
    -The brothers started the animation company that would create Steamboat Willie and Walt Disney Studios -Video: http://www.biography.com/people/walt-disney-9275533 -Sources:
    Info: Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.
    Photo: Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.

  • Steamboat Willy

    Steamboat Willy
    18 November 1928 -Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks
    -Steamboat Willy is the first animation that features Mickey Mouse and his girlfriend Minnie Mouse. It features the two on a boat with Mickey being the captain.
    -First fully synchronized sound cartoon
    Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6E4 -Sources:
    Info: "Steamboat Willie." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2016.
    Photo: "Steamboat Willie." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2016.

  • The King of Jazz

    The King of Jazz
    19 April 1930 -Walter Lantz & William Nolan
    -This film/cartoon featured synchronized music from Paul Whitman who, in the film, is crowned the King of Jazz by the animals.
    -This was the first film that used technicolor. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YToJiBvkjRw Sources:
    Info: "King of Jazz." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2016.
    Photo: "The King Of Jazz." The King Of Jazz. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2016.