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Animation History

  • Flip book

    Flip book
    The first flip book was called the kineograph. It was made by John Barnes lLinnet.
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    History of Animation

  • Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

    Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
    J. Stuart Blackton makes the first animated film on a standard picture film. His animation features a series of funny faces and characters such as a clown with a dog jumping through a hoop. This is all done on a chalkboard.
  • John Bray Studios

    John Bray Studios
    John bray opened up his studio company which changed how people made animation. One of his employees, Earl Hurd invented and patented the cel technique
  • Walt Disney's "Alice in Wonderland"

    Walt Disney's "Alice in Wonderland"
    This film was a silent film and was in black and white.
  • Original Tom and Jerry

    Original Tom and Jerry
    The first short film of Tom and Jerry was called "Wot a Night". Tom and Jerry were later created into a cat and mouse as the very popular tv show you know now.
  • Snow White and the Seven dwarves

    Snow White and the Seven dwarves
    This was the first full length animated movie and it was of course produced by none other than Walt Disney.
  • Puppet Animation

    Puppet Animation
    Elbert Tuganov, an Estonian animator, created his first puppet animation named "Little Peter's Dream" in 1958.
  • Smurfs

    Smurfs
    Smurfs are small blue creatures that live in mushrom houses. The smurfs were originally created by Pierre Culliford in a Belgian comic strip, but later was turned into a show in english.
  • Star Wars

    Star Wars
    George Lucas directs "Star Wars IV: A New Hope" which relies heavily on special effects.
  • Jurassic Park Realeased

    Jurassic Park Realeased
    This was the first major breakthrough of using CGI with its realistic animals.