Animation History

  • The Enchanted Drawing

    The Enchanted Drawing
    A man named James Stuart Blackton used animation techniques to create a short film. It showed the drawing process of the drawing without the artist in the picture. It made it look like it was just appeared.
  • Cut Out

    Cut Out
    Emile Cohl was the first person the create an animated cut out. Cut outs were made usually on a computer. And your cut outs would usually be 2D in the animation.
  • Felix the Cat

    Felix the Cat
    Felix the Cat is a funny animation created in the silent film era. Felix was the first character from animation to attain a level of popularity sufficient to draw movie audiences. In 2002, Felix the Cat was ranked #28 by Tv Guide on its "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time" list.
  • Warner Bros. Studio

    Warner Bros. Studio
    Warner Bros. Studio is an American entertainment company in Burbank, California and a subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia. In 2009, Warner Bros. set studio and industry records. They raked in $2.13 billion in domestic receipts and $4.01 billion worldwide.
  • Fantasia

    Fantasia
    Was an American film produced by Walt Disney. Fantasia was a classical music film. In 1998 it was ranked the 58th greatest American film in 100 Years. 100 Movies and the fifth greatest animated film in their 10 Top 10 list.
  • Crusader Rabbit

    Crusader Rabbit
    Crusader Rabbit was the first film created specifically for Tv. It began on August 1. The episodes featured short usually satirical or adventure in the form of a movie serial, ending with a cliffhanger.
  • The first anime series

    The first anime series
    Astro boy was the first anime series ever made. It was very successful and it became a mainstream hit on television in both Japan and the United States. It was featured on the greatest anime of all time list.
  • Computer Animation

    Computer Animation
    They experimented with computer animation. They first started with 2D animation and then moved to 3D animation. In 1971, a computer animation called "Metadata" was created.
  • Pixar

    Pixar
    Pixar is an American computer animation film studio. Pixar is know for creating the most popular films like Toy Story, The Incredible, WALL-E, and etc. And Pixar also has a mascot, it's Luxo Jr.
  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons
    The American Tv show started in 1990 and became a huge success. The show has won dozens of rewards. It even got awarded with a star on the Hollywood Hall of Fame.
  • Chicken Run

    Chicken Run
    Chicken Run is a stop motion film produced in Britain. It became the highest-grossing stop motion animated film in history. And they have a sequel.
  • Toy Story 3

    Toy Story 3
    It's a computer animated film that was produced by Pixar. Toy Story is such an iconic movie that the made more than one and are making more, It was also the fourth highest-gross film at the time of the release.