animation

flipbook

Sep 1, 1868

The first Flip Book animation was created by John Barnes Linnett. It was patented under the name kineograph.

stop motion animation

Jan 1, 1898

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.

sherlock holmes

Jan 1, 1900

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 the first detective film recorded. The show has a running time of 30 seconds.

Fantasmagorie

Jan 1, 1908

This film was the first fully animated film ever
It was made using more than 700 drawings and has a running time of about 2 minutes

Alice’s Wonderland

Jan 1, 1923

Alice’s wonderland was the first Disney film featuring Alice.
Black and white film.
Silent film.
Runtime: 12 minutes and 29 seconds.
Actual date unknown.

Disney Bros. Cartoon Studio Opens

Oct 16, 1923

Founded by Walt and Roy Disney
During “silent era”
Creation of the Alice Comedies

Betty Boop Introduced

Jan 1, 1930

Betty Boop made her first appearance in 1930 in a cartoon called Dizzy Dishes.
She was created by Max Fleischer with help from various animators.
The Film series was produced by Fleischer Studios and then released by Paramount Pictures

Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs

Dec 21, 1937

In 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs became the first full-length animated movie. It was also the first produced in full colour and the first to be produced by Walt Disney.

FutureSplash Animator is Developed

Jun 1, 1995

Released as FutureSplash Animator in May 1996
Bought by Macromedia in Dec. 1996
Later became Macromedia Flash 1.0 then Adobe Flash in 2005

Toy Story

Nov 22, 1995

Toy Story was the first movie made by Disney/Pixar, as well as the first feature film to be made entirely with CGI.