Animation

first flip-book

Jun 1, 1868

The first flip-book animation was introduced. It was patented by John Barnes Linnet. he patented it under the name Kineograph.

The Praxinoscope

Jan 1, 1877

Invented by Charles-Emile Raymaund. it used strips of picture around the inside of the circle, and a set of mirrors on another circle inside the original. if the wheel is turned it appears to be moving.

first motion picture film cameras made

Oct 1, 1888

Louis Le Price was one of the first to make a camera for animation. he used a single lens camera and Eastmans paper film. he was not granted a patent for his single lens camera due to an interfering patent

stop motion animation

Jan 1, 1898

Albert E. Smith and J.Stuart Blackton were the first people to use stop motion animation in 1898when they created The Humpty Dumpty Circus.

Sherlock Homes Baffled

Jan 1, 1900

Arther Marvin was the first person to use Arther Conan Doyle's detective character in a short feature film. since the show includes a detective it is also considered the first detective film recorded.

Gertie the dinosaur

1914

Gertie the Dinosaur was released i 1914 by Winser McCay. it was not the first animated film but is considered the first cartoon with a character that had an appealing personality. it was made using keyframe animation.

Alice's Wonderland

1923

The first Disney film featuring Alice. it was black and white, silent film with a running time of 12 minuets and 29 seconds.

Mickey Mouse

May 15, 1928

Mickey was introduced and voiced by Walt Disney in 1928 after he lost his character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Mickey's first debut was in plane crazy. the first Mickey cartoon with sound was steamboat Willie.