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Animation on film was only possible because of invention of photography in 1827 by Joseph Niépce.
Animation on film was only possible because of invention of photography in 1827 by Joseph Niépce. -
Motion Pictures in America
America’s premier inventor, Thomas Alva Edison, developed a motion picture camera (the kinetograph) and a projector (the kinetoscope) in 1891. -
Motion Pictures in America
America’s premier inventor, Thomas Alva Edison, developed a motion picture camera (the kinetograph) and a projector (the kinetoscope) in 1891. -
Georges Méliès
In 1902, Georges Méliès made his most famous film, “A Trip to the Moon.” The film included the celebrated scene in which a spaceship hits the man in the moon in the eye. It was loosely based on works by Jules Verne and H. G. Wells. -
Birth Of Narrative Films
In 1903, the landmark silent movie “The Great Train Robbery” debuted. Image retrif -
Émile Cohl
. In 1908, Cohl created “Fantasmagorie.” This animation was created using an illuminated glass plate for his table while drawing black lines on paper. The end result was printed in negative to intentionally give the feel of a chalkboard -
McCay worked as a cartoonist for several newspapers
In 1914, McCay brought “Gertie the Dinosaur” to life on film. It was included in his vaudeville act along with camera tricks where McCay appeared on screen with Gertie. -
Max and Dave Fleischer created “Koko the Clown” and the “Out of the Inkwell” series in the 1920’s
Max Fleischer invented the rotoscope; a machine that allowed an artist to trace over the live action from a movie film -
In 1923, Walt Disney relocated to Southern California, following the lead of many motion picture studios
In 1929, he used an entire symphony orchestra for the background music in “The Skeleton Dance.” This was the first cartoon in his series of “Silly Symphonies.” -
This device was created in 1827 by English physician John Ayerton Paris which has two different drawings on opposite sides of a disk. When the disk is spun, the images merge into one.
This device was created in 1827 by English physician John Ayerton Paris which has two different drawings on opposite sides of a disk. When the disk is spun, the images merge into one.
