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Flip Book Animation Introduced
The first flip book appeared in September, 1868, when it was patented by John Barnes Linnett under the name kineograph ("moving picture") -
Creation of the Praxinoscope
The praxinoscope was invented in 1877 by Charles-Émile Reynaud. It was made by using strips of picture around the inside of a circle, and a set of mirrors on another circle inside the original. If the wheel is turned the image appears to be moving. The praxinoscope is the successor of the zoetrope.
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One of the First Motion Picture Film Cameras Made
Although the date of the first movie camera is unknown the one made by Louis Le Prince was definately one of the first. 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. He was granted a patent for his 16 lens camera that combined a motion picture camera with a projector .
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Stop Motion Animation
Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton were the first people to use stop motion animation in 1898 when they created The Humpty Dumpty Circus. Info (actual date unknown) -
Sherlock Homes Baffled
Arthur Marvin was the first person to use Arthur 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. The show has a running time of 30 seconds. -
One of the first animations
James Stuart Blackton creates "The Enchanted Drawing" in 1900 -
Walt Disney Brings Out Alice's Wonderland
Alice's Wonderland was the first Disney film featuring Alice. It was a black and white, silent film with a running time of 12 minutes and 29 seconds. -
Mickey Mouse is Introduced
Mickey Mouse 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. -
The First animation with sound
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The first animation with color
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the First Animation with color also made by Walt Disney
