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History of Animation
The history of animation spans an entire century, starting at taking lots of photos to advanced computer software. This timeline explains when the big events of animation occurred in history -
Early Animations
The earliest animations were made before 1910. They required that you draw individual pictures and then photograph them. It was very difficult since there could be over 100 photographs in 1 minute of film. -
Celluloid simplifies animation.
Celluloid made animation switch from hundreds of pictures to one simple background with the transparent celluloid tape streaming in front of it with the characters' movements. (No exact date) -
Walt Disney/Steamboat Willie
Walt Disney's film "Steamboat Willie" in 1928 was the first animation to use sound. Walt Disney released his first full feature animation, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" almost 10 years later in 1937. -
Computer Animations/Toy Story
The introduction of computers changed animation more into what it is today. Computers allow animations to have special effects. The first entirely computer-animated film was Toy Story in 1995 -
Modern Computers
Today everyday people can easily create animations with their personal computers. Modern software on PC's and Macs allow ordinary people to create animations that would have been so difficult to create one century ago.
