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very first animation
made by James Stuart Blackton this silent film is coined as the very first animated film. this film used stop motion (taking a picture with a camera and then lining them up) to create the illusion of movement. the start is a dog jumping through a hoop held by a clown. the film moves at 20 frames per second. -
first keyframe animation
Gertie the dinosaur is the first animated film to be keyframe and have a dinosaur. this was made by Winsor McCay in 1914. in the film Gertie is told by his master to do tricks. the animation had marks on the side to reduce jittering and to line them up. -
Felix the cat
first ever famous cartoon character. first appeared in feline follies. Felix was named after Australia Felix. this character first appeared in a silent film but moved on to sound films. he was used on many logos. -
golden age
this time is when animation began to gain a-lot of attention and when many knowledge able cartoons were released. these cartoons include tom and jerry popeye and many others.began 1926 ended late 1950's. -
steamboat willie
Disney released the iconic steamboat willie animation. this animation includes a mouse named mickey on a steamboat when he assumes the role of captain. when the real captain gets to the bridge mickey does not release the wheel. this animated short brought Walt Disney back to life -
snow white and the seven dwarfs
in 1938 Disney released their very first feature film. Snow white earned Disney 8 million dollars and was the highest grossing sound film at the time. -
hanna-barbera
this animation company was founded in 1958 and was one of the best animation companies for 30 years. this company was created by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation directors William hanna and Joseph Barbera. they created the Flintstones, terrific tom. -
evolution
a Canadian man released a short film named evolution. this film got over 40 international awards and best short film of the 44th academy awards -
modern animated television
the television animation upgraded. A few animated shows were now created by computers making 3d shows on the television. this changed animation forever. -
the simpsons
in 1989 shorts of The Simpsons debuted on the Tracy Ullman show in 1989 where it gained popularity and became its own show. -
first computer animated feature
toy story was the first ever computer generated feature film. this made animation change into mainly computer generated animation. -
most grossing animated film
in 2014 Disney Pixar released frozen. in 2013 frozen premiered in the El Capitan theatre in Hollywood and quickly released to theatres which made it the highest grossing movie of 2013. by 2014 it became the highest grossing animated film ever.
