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The Phenakistoscope
Who: Joseph Plataeu
What: The Phenakistoscope
Where: Belgian
Why: He was trying to find a fun thing to create with his sons
Source:
http://courses.ncssm.edu/gallery/collections/toys/html/exhibit07.htm
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mnmy7cKDi0c/VkOhdrinrNI/AAAAAAAAjVQ/hwfkTqrwDIQ/s1600/Joseph%2BPlateau%2B-%2B%2BThe%2BPhenakistoscope%2B%252813%2529.gif -
Zoetrope
Who: William Horner
What:"Wheel of the Devil" or Zeotrope
Where: England
Why: It was inspired by Joseph Plataeus Phenakistoscope
Sources:
http://courses.ncssm.edu/gallery/collections/toys/html/exhibit10.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqCPFuxhn80&edufilter=4hd5xGOD87deUi2asytBSw&safe=active -
Flipbook
Who: John Barnes Linnett
What: Flipbook
Where: England
Why: He wanted to create moving images in a linear formation rather than a circular drum.
Sources:
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=John+Barnes+Linnett+from%3F
http://fliptomania.com/did-you-know/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5vl5Ub7_eI&edufilter=4hd5xGOD87deUi2asytBSw&safe=active -
Kinetoscope
Who: William Dickson
What: The Kinetoscope
Where: France
Why: He wanted a device that could show pictures as well as play sound.
Sources:
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/gilded/jb_gilded_kinetscp_1.html
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=where+was+invented+the+kinetoscope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmZ4VPmhAkw&edufilter=4hd5xGOD87deUi2asytBSw&safe=active -
Walt Disney Founded
Who: Walt Disney
What: Walt Disney founded "Disney"
Where: Los Angeles, CA
Why: He wanted to make a place and studio where the animations could come to life and make everyone feel like a kid again.
Sources:
https://d23.com/disney-history/
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c8/Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios_logo.svg/1280px-Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios_logo.svg.png -
Popeye
Who: E. C. Segar
What: Popeye Animation Show
Where: Mediterranean island of Malta
Why: It all began when he was creating strips of animations for the newspaper which eventually turned into something more
Sources:
https://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/ad_177353078.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._C._Segar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpONP5mDQNQ&edufilter=4hd5xGOD87deUi2asytBSw&safe=active -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Who: Walt Disney
What: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Where: California
Why: Disney wanted to have a movie that showed harmony and hope because of the tough things happening in the world at the time
Sources:
https://disneydestiny.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs-wallpaper-disney-6014470-1024-768.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs_(1937_film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQZ6zzLpoNQ&edufilter=4hd5xGOD87deUi2asytBSw&safe=active -
Tom and Jerry
Who: William Hanna
What: Tom and Jerry
Where: Califorina
Why: to create a silly symphony about to animals that might not get along but at the end they do like siblings.
Sources:
http://www.hdwallpapersfreedownload.com/uploads/large/cartoons/tom-and-jerry-best-friends-free-hd-wallpaper.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_and_Jerry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb8jTvSwJbw&edufilter=4hd5xGOD87deUi2asytBSw&safe=active -
Alice in Wonderland
Who: Lewis Carroll
What: Alice in Wonderland
Where: California
Why: It was a big hit for the book version and Disney though they could make a entertaining movie out of it.
Sources:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Alice_par_John_Tenniel_30.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1951_film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di7dZwidXZU&edufilter=4hd5xGOD87deUi2asytBSw&safe=active -
Gertie the Dinosaur
Who: Winsor McCay
What: Gertie the Dinosaur
Where: Chicago
Why: This was the first animation with Dinosaurs so it showed people something they never saw before.
Sources:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Winsor_McCay_(1914)_Gertie_the_Dinosaur_-_Gerite_carries_MccCay_in_her_mouth.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmVra1mW7LU&edufilter=4hd5xGOD87deUi2asytBSw&safe=active -
First episode of the Simpsons
Who: Sam Simon
What: First episode of the Simpsons
Where: California
Why: He wanted to make an abnormal family and make there life humorous to give people something to laugh and that makes them feel like a kid again.
Sources:
https://robertrobinson1991.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/simpsons.gif
https://vimeo.com/57013498
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Beauty and the Beast
Who: Walt Disney
What: Beauty and the Beast
Where: Georgia
Why: To emphasize the lesson of not judging people by there looks but by there true personality.
Sources:
http://nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/438834-970x545.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1991_film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ0ODCMC6xs -
Jurassic Park
Who: Steven Spielberg
What: Jurassic Park
Where: Central America's Pacific Coast, near Costa Rica
Why: To show people what it would have been like to live in the Dinosaur Age
Sources:
https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/w2xGdkawdst33t7qmat3iqvJj3o=/0x0:1024x683/1280x854/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/assets/1010916/jurassic-park.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_(film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc0UehYemQA -
Avatar
Who: James Cameron
What: Avatar
Where: United Kingdom
Why: I believe that the director was visualizing what the world could eventually be like if aliens were actually real and could live on earth.
Sources:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/38/Avatarjakeneytiri.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(2009_film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRdxXPV9GNQ -
Up
Who: Disney
What: Up
Where: California
Why: To give the world an animated film with imagination of flying houses, talking dogs, and new life long friendships
Sources:
http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/04b495208de2d7382ead00d3ae1d4690a9093e54/c=416-0-3791-1907&r=x1683&c=3200x1680/local/-/media/2015/02/04/USATODAY/USATODAY/635586375138407465-d02-up-oscar-best-pic-nom-dcov-03.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkqzFUhGPJg
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