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History of Animation
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Thaumatrope
The thaumatrope is an optical toy that is basically a coin with a image of, say, leaves on one side and on the other side a tree without leaves.There are two strings attached to the sides When you turn the coin, it looks like the two images are blending together to form one total image. -
Zoetrope
The Zoetrope was a toy invented to animate things, although it didn't actually animate them. As it spun round and round, the Zoetrope showed things as if they were in motion. -
Flipbook animation
Flipbook animation was a basic form of animation, where the person flips through the book. This type of animation relies on the persistance of vision. -
Praxinoscope
A man named Emil Reynaud invented a device called the Praxinoscope. It used mirrors to reflect the images to make a moving picture about 10-15 mins long. -
Sound
Using a magnetic recording device, this was the first time sound had been recorded . Anamtoors became extremely excited about this. -
The Enchanted drawing
A man named James Stuart Blackton made an "Enchanted drawing". He would draw a face on a blackboard, film it, stop the film, draw another and so forth. -
Fanstasmagorie
Emile Cohl makes a movie called Fantasmagorie, in France. This movie depicts white figure on a black background.This film is regarded by historians as the first actual cartoon. In this film, a stick man is finding all sorts of morphing objects. -
Felix the Cat
Felix the cat was apopular character and one of the first animated characters. He was created by a man called Otto Mesmer. -
Disney Studios
This is when Walt and Roy Disney first founded Disney. -
Steamboat Willie
This when Walt Disney made the first film with Synchronised sound. It was called Steamboat Willie. -
Looney Tunes
The Waner Bros. Studio was born when they decided to make a spin off of Disney's Silly Symphonies. They called it the Looney Tunes -
Color Box
Len Lye created a method of painting directly onto the film, creating color animation. -
Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs
In 1937, disney produced the first full length animated film. It was a major hit. -
Toy Story
Apple invented a software that could make 3D animation, and Toy Story was Disney's first 3-D full length film.
