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Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
J. Stuart Blackton creates the first animation "Humorous Phases of Funny Faces". An artist is filmed drawing figures, then the figures begin to interact with each other. The animation didn't have audio and started animation. -
Gertie the Dinosaur
Winsor McCay animated "Gertie the Dinosaur". It was the first dinosaur animated, but more importantly used techniques like keyframes, tracing paper, registration marks, and loops. The techniques and quality became the standard for decades on. -
Steamboat Willie
Walt Disney animated "Steamboat Willie", the first film with Mickey Mouse and synchronized sound. Sound was never used in animation before this film. It was the birth of the popular figure, Mickey Mouse. -
Flowers and Trees
Disney had a series called "Silly Symphonies" which was the first animation to win Academy Award for Best Animated Short. It was the first animation/film shot with a 3 strip Technicolor camera. This marked the end of the black and white era. -
Tom and Jerry
William Hanna and Joseph Barbra created the first episode of "Tom and Jerry". It was a simple show with color and sound where a cat and mouse chase each other around. Despite this, it won 7 Academy Awards and was nominated for 6 more. -
Hanna and Barbra
William Hanna and Joseph Barbra create Hanna-Barbra Productions, an animation company along side George Sidney. They created Tom and Jerry before, and would go along to create multiple animations that are still popular to this day. -
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Disney animated the film "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" which was the first film to use xerography. Instead of outlining characters on each cel, the drawings were directly printed in the cels, saving time and labor. This can be seen on the clear, bold lines in the film. -
The Aristocats
The Aristocats is a 1970 film animated by Walt Disney Productions. It was their 20th film, but the first film released after Walt Disney's death in 1966.
