History of Animation

Celluloid Film

Oct 23, 1887

What?: Celluloid Film invented
Who?: Invented by H.W. Goodwin
Where?: New Jersey
Why?: Could hold images
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBKIdunqSAI
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_stock

Praxinoscope

Oct 23, 1892

What?: Praxinoscope invented
Who?: Invented by Emil Reynaud
Where?: France
Why?: Produced a 10-15 minute "motion picture"
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez_UJAafRMs
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praxinoscope

Kinetoscope

Oct 23, 1893

What?: Kinetoscope invented
Who?: Invented by Thomas Edison
Where?: United States
Why?: Produced moving film pictures on the wall
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfI0NVC0hLU
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetoscope

The Enchanted Drawing

Oct 23, 1900

What?: Short film produced
Who?: Made by James Stuart Blackton
Where?: United States
Why?: Documented drawing processes of characters
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYDmH2B9XJw
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enchanted_Drawing

Fantasmagorie

Oct 23, 1908

What?: Fantasmagorie made
Who?: Made by Emile Cohl
Where?: France
Why?: First true animated film
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEAObel8yIE
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasmagorie_(1908_film)

Gertie the Dinosaur

Oct 23, 1914

What?: Gertie the Dinosaur made
Who?: Made by Windsor McCay
Where?: United States
Why?: Short animation film (first to feature dinosaur)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGXC8gXOPoU
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertie_the_Dinosaur

Felix the Cat

Oct 23, 1919

What?: Felix the Cat created
Who?: Created by Otto Messmer
Where?: United States
Why?: Animation for entertainment
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amGbBFsiuzc
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_the_Cat

Laugh-O-Grams

Oct 23, 1922

What?: Laugh-O-Grams Studio created
Who?: Begun by Walt Disney
Where: Kansas City, Missouri
Why?: First animation film studio
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLZagf7FfuA
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laugh-O-Gram_Studio

Steamboat Willie

Oct 23, 1928

What?: Steamboat Willie created
Who?: Created by Walt Disney
Where?: United States
Why?: Used sound for first time (with Mickey Mouse)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6E4
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamboat_Willie

Warner Bros.

Oct 23, 1930

What?: Warner Bros. Studio created
Who?: Founded by the four Warner brothers
Where?: United States
Why?: Division of Looney Tunes
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tqp6hdEYSY
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros.

Snow White

Oct 23, 1937

What?: Snow White created
Who?: Created by Walt Disney
Where?: United States
Why?: Earliest Disney animated feature film
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II-OZIxS7Z0
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs_(1937_film)

Tom and Jerry

Oct 23, 1940

What?: Tom and Jerry cartoon created
Who?: Created by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna
Where?: United States
Why?: Entertainment division
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVJpKmAm6h4
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_and_Jerry

Mr. Bug Goes to Town

Oct 23, 1941

What?: Mr. Bug Goes to Town released
Who?: Created by Fleischer Studios
Where?: United States
Why?: First full-length animated musical
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vM7AMUXaTQ
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Bug_Goes_to_Town

Jurassic Park

Oct 23, 1993

What?: Jurassic Park created
Who?: Directed by Steven Spielberg
Where?: United States
Why?: Based on previous novel (first two films)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc0UehYemQA
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park

Toy Story

Oct 23, 1995

What?: Toy Story created
Who?: Created by Pixar Animation Studios
Where?: United States
Why?: First theatrical film produced by Pixar
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYz2wyBy3kc
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story