History of animation by me

By magryde23

  • The start

    H.W. Goodwin invented a celluloid film which held images

  • An early moving-picture production

    Emil Reynaud opened a theatre using an invention called the Praxinoscope. It produced a 10 to 15 minute "moving picture."

  • Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope

    Using the film developed by H.W. Goodwin, Edison was able to produce moving film pictures on a wall. The film moved over a series of wheels to produce the pictures.

  • Sound is captured

    Using a magnetic recording device, sound was recorded for the first time. Animation enthusiasts would latch onto the technology.

  • The Enchanted Drawing

    James Blackton used animation techniques to produce a short film. It documented the drawing process of characters, without ever showing the artist. This made it seem that the drawings appeared.

  • The first official animated film

    Emile Cohl produced a film called "Fantasmagorie." It was a hit and is known today as the first true animated film.

  • Gertie the Dinosaur

    This short film became popular quickly. It was created by Windsor McCay.

  • A patent on the process

    John Bray developed and patented a streamlined process for creating animated films. He tried, unsuccessfully, to force other companies to use his designs.

  • Felix the Cat

    Otto Messmer, who had been working in animation for a few years, created Felix the Cat. Felix was very successful.

  • Laugh-O-Grams

    Walt Disney, at 20yrs old, began his first animation film studio called Laugh-O-Grams. It failed after only a short time.

  • Steamboat Willie

    Walt Disney didn't give up making animated films. In 1928 he released a film called Steamboat Willie featuring Mickey Mouse and, using sound for the first time, and it was an instant hit.

  • Warner Bros. Studio is born

    Looney Tunes was supposed to be a spin-off on the Silly Symphonies by Disney. It soon took on a life of its own and became popular.

  • Other popular charters

    Throughout the 1930's, several iconic characters were created. This included Betty Boop, Popeye the Sailor man, and Daffy Duck.

  • New technologies

    Disney developed the use of 3-strip Technicolor animation. In 1935, Len Lye created a method of painting directly on film strips; he used it in his animated film "Color Box."

  • The first full-length film

    Walt Disney produced the first-ever full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

  • Iconic characters grow

    This brought several new popular characters to life. This included Woody Woodpecker, Mighty Mouse, and Tom and Jerry.

  • Computer generated movies

    At the University of Utah, Ed Catmull developed a method of creating computer generated movies.
  • Period: to

    3-D and beyond

    Apple produced a method for creating 3-D films, and in 1995 Toy Story was released as the first full-length 3-D film. The animation industry would never be the same.