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The Silent Era
When: 1894-1929
What : A Period of time when films and animations did not have dialog only writen works and the film.
Who: Some of the major actors were - Max Linder, Charlie Chaplin,
Where: Silent films were made all over the world during this time period.
Why: This is the bigining of the movie era.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glX_vgRCmKEAllOfTheseVideos.
"Buster Keaton Silent Movie." YouTube. YouTube, 2014. Web. 15 Sept. 2016. -
Walt Disney & Warner Bros
Walt Disney came before Warner Bros but when Warner bros was founded in 1933 it was far ahead in the race for the best animation studio.
Who: Walt Disney & Warner Bros
Where: Los Angeles, CA
Why: these two animation companies were pioneers and set the bar for creativity and fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeR056XfwgkAllOfTheseVideos.
"Buster Keaton Silent Movie." YouTube. YouTube, 2014. Web. 15 Sept. 2016. -
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
1937
What: This film was the first film made of only hand drawn pictures.
Who: Disney made the film.
Why: Because it was part of a series of 7 previous films that was the first of its kind.
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Film)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2016.
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Peter Pan
What: Peter Pan was a Disney movie that was the begin of one of the greatest characters of all time.
Who: Disney was the creator of the film.
Where: Hollywood
Why: This was the movie made after Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs that was love by everyone and the move received a lot of hype.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRk2r-emUsE
"Peter Pan (1953 Film)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2016. -
The Television Era
1951
What: In the early 1950s tv was inly in black and white but color was brought to TV in 1960.
Who: Philo Taylor Farnsworth invented TV an was one of the great pioneers of TV.
"Color Television." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2016.
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CGI - Computer Generated Images
CGI revolutionized animation. the first full CGI movie was Pixar's Toy story in 1995.
What: the invention and use of CGI
Who: Pixar was first to use CGI to create a full movie.
Where: Hollywood
Why: CGI has changed movie making by giving the creators the ability to have full creative ability.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WikszYku6A
WatchMojo. "Top 10 Landmark CGI Movie Effects." YouTube. YouTube, 2013. Web. 21 Sept. 2016. -
Toy Story
Toy Story was the first movie to only use CGI to make the movie.
What: Toy Story
Who: Pixar
Where: Hollywood
Why because it showed how amazing things can be done with CGI.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYz2wyBy3kc
MoviesHistory. "Toy Story - Official Trailer #1 [1995]." YouTube. YouTube, 2009. Web. 21 Sept. 2016. -
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo is a Disney movie that just about every one that lives in the USA has seen.
What: the release of Finding Nemo.
Who: Disney
Where: Hollywood
Why: This is a big piece of animation history because it went from being a kids movie to a movie that every one loved.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=finding+nemo+trailer
YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016. -
Avatar
On an alien planet called Pandora a native people called the Na'vi fight the humans to preserver their way of life.
What: new CGI uses. Avatar is 60% CGI imagery, with a majority of the CG character animation filmed with revolutionary new motion-capture techniques using live actors.
Who: James Cameron
Why: because it made even the CGI characters look 100% real
DiscoveryNetworks. "Avatar: Motion Capture Mirrors Emotions." YouTube. YouTube, 2009. Web. 23 Sept. 2016.
