Animation History - Chloe Watson

The start of animation

May 2, 1887

H.W Goodwin invented a celluloid film which was made fomr gum cotton and gum camphor. A celluloid film is a highly flammable substance made from cullulose nitrate and camphor. It's use is very scarce nowadays.

First moving picture

Oct 28, 1892

French scince teacher Emil Reynaud invented the Praxinoscope which is an animation device that used a strip of pictures placed around the inner surface of a spinning cylinder. This invention helped him open a theatre.

Drawing in short films

Apr 7, 1906

James Stuart Blackton used his technique to create and develop his own animated short film. It showed the pictures but never the artist.

First true animated film

Aug 17, 1908

Emile Cohl made a short film called "Fantasmagorie". It was made up of 700 pictures and was two minutes long.

Popeye The Salior Man

Dec 19, 1919

Popeye The Salior Man was a famous cartoon who featured a salior named Popeye who would eat Spinach to keep up his strength to save the damsel in distress. This animation encouraged kids to eat their vegetables so they could become strong like Popeye.

Laugh-O-Grams

May 23, 1922

Walt Disney created his first animation film studio called Laugh-O-Grams. although, it was only short lived as financle issues were a problem from beginning to end.

Betty Boop

Aug 9, 1930

The famous Flapper styled cartoon, Betty Boop became famous after her debut in the cartoon Dizzy Dishes. At the start of Betty Boop, she wasn't human but a french poodle with long ears that would sing.

colored animated films

1935

Len Lye created a method to paint on film strips. The same method was used in his animated film "Color Box".

Disney's animated movie

Dec 21, 1937

Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs became a very popular animated film. It was first realsed at the Carthay Circle Theatre then was realsed nationwide on February 8,1938.

Puss Gets The Boot

Feb 10, 1940

Tom and Jerry was a hit animation after it's carton serise's released in 1940. Puss Gets The Boots was the origanil name before getting it's iconic name Tom and Jerry. Originally their names were Jasper (Tom Cat) and Jinx (Jerry the Mouse).

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

The Simpsons is the longest running animated TV show with over 500 episodes. It's the oldest show featuring famous guests such as Michael Jackson.

Toy Story

Nov 22, 1995

Toy Story became the first full 3D animated film. This film changed animation in the long run, Disney and other companies producing even more animated movies and TV shows.