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The Phenakistoscope
Joseph Plateau introduced this in 1832 along with one of his sons. This spinning circle has a bunch of drawings on it and when spun it creates a looping animation. -
Stop Motion Animation
Stop Motion Animation is a method of animation in which an object is moved in small increments to give the illusion of moving. One of the first films to use this was Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton's, The Humpty Dumpty's Circus in 1897 Stop-motion Animations:
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer -1964
The Gumby Show -1957–1969
Kubo and the Two Strings -2016 -
The Enchanted Drawing
A silent film made by J. Stuart Blackton and contained the first animated sequences recorded om standard picture film. -
Little Nemo
Windsor McCoy made this silent animation in 1911 as an attempt to create the first moving animated film. This took over 4,000 pictures to create -
Cel Animation
Cell animation was a style of animation in which objects where drawn on cels for traditional animation, but this was later abandoned for computer animation. Earl Hurd patented the process in 1914. Cel Animations:
Lady and the Tramp -1955
Sleeping Beauty -1959
The Little Mermaid -1989 -
Gertie the Dinosaur
Released on Feburary 8, 1914 by Windsor McCoy as apart of his vaudeville act, this was one of the first keyframe animations. -
The Silent Age of Animation
Began in the 1900's and ended in the 1920s. This was an era of animation that lacked sound. Examples: Little Nemo and Gertie the Dinosaur -
Walt Disney
Walt Disney's animation company began in 1923. Disney is best known as being one of the pioneers of animation and created many classics such as Mickey Mouse. Works:
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit- 1927
Steamboat Willie- 1928
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Cutout Animation
This is said to be one of the oldest forms of animation, and is first seen in Lotte Reinger's, The Adventures of Prince Achmed. -
Steamboat Willie
This was created by Walt Disney in 1928, this is acclaimed to be the first animation with sound. This animation;s sound was made with various items. -
Golden Age of Animation
Period of U.S animation that began in 1928 with sound cartoons and ended in 1969 when theatrical animations began losing to television. Examples: The Jazz Singer and Song Car-Tunes -
Warner Bros.
The Warner Bros. moved to animation in 1970. The Warner Bros. had many outside animators make their cartoons unlike Disney who made their own animations. The Warner Bros. had influence through money and used that to expand more. Cartoons:
Looney Tunes -1976
Night of the Living Duck -1988
A Pup named Scooby-Doo 1988-1991 -
The Dark Age of Animation
This began in the mid-1950s and ended in the late 1980's. In this era animations were produced cheaply and quickly duo to severe budget cuts. Examples: Scooby-Doo, Looney Toons,and Rocky and Bullwinkle
