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The phenakistiscope
The phenakistiscope was created in 1833 and invented by Joseph Plateau. Was used by having multiple pictures drawn then spinning the phenakistiscope so it looks like its all moving at one speed. The phenakistiscope is considered one of the first forms of moving media entertainment that paved the way for the future motion picture and film industry. -
Stop Motion
Stop motion is an animated-film making technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames so that they will appear to exhibit independent motion when the series of frames is played back as a fast sequence. It was first used in 1897. 3 examples of stop motion animation is the enchanted drawing, Modelling Extraordinary, and Autolite -
The Enchanted Drawing
The Enchanted Drawing was created in 1900 by J. stuart Blackton. It is a combination of silent film and stop motion film. The enchanted drawing is best known for containing the first animated sequences recorded on standard picture film, which has led Blackton to be considered the father of American animation. -
The Silent Age of Animation
The earliest age of mainstream animation known to man, lasting from the early 1900s to the late 1920s with the rise of sound technology.The earliest age of mainstream animation known to man, lasting from the early 1900s to the late 1920s with the rise of sound technology. -
Little Nemo
Little nemo was made in 1911 by Winsor McCay. It was a comic strip and considered Winsor McCay's Master piece. -
Gertie the Dinosaur
Gertie the Dinosaur was made in 1914 by Winsor McCay. Gertie was made by using keyframes and was also the first animation to use keyframes. -
cel animation
Cel animation is an animation technique in which each frame is drawn by hand on a physical medium. The technique was the dominant form of animation in cinema until the advent of computer animation. 3 examples are Steamboat Willie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, and Fantasia -
Warner Brothers
The company got started in 1918. Three examples of their first projects were My Four Years in Germany (1923) Where the North Begins (1923) and The Marriage Circle (1924) -
Bouncing Ball
The bouncing ball is a device used in motion picture films and video recordings to visually indicate the rhythm of a song, helping audiences to sing along with live or prerecorded music. It was invented by Max Fleischer -
Steamboat Willie
Steamboat Willie was made in 1928 by Walt Disney and Walt Disney Studios. Steamboat Willie was the first Disney animation/cartoon to be made using synchronized sound. -
The golden age of animation
The golden age of American animation was a period in the history of U.S. animation that began with the advent of sound cartoons in 1928 and continued until around 1972 when theatrical animated shorts began losing to the new medium of television animation. This period of time is when many popular characters came out (mickey mouse, tom and jerry, etc.) and feature length animation movies were being released too. -
Walt Disney
Walt Disney got started in Animation in 1928. 3 examples of his works are snow white and the seven dwarves (1937) Pinocchio (1940) and Fantasia (1940) -
The Dark age of Animation
The unfortunate successor to The Golden Age of Animation, slowly setting in in the late 1950s and lasting until the mid-80s. Limited Animation was the rule, not the exception during this time. Its start coincided with the Fall of the Studio System in Hollywood. The theatrical short slowly died off, and cartoons moved to television. Naturally, this era would leave a lasting impression on American culture, for better or for worse, as the primary target audience for cartoons became children.
