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The enchanted drawing
J. Stuart Blackton AKA: the Father of Animation made a silent film of a man making various facial expressions. This was called the Enchanted Drawing, it was the first animation captured on film -
Fantasmagorie
French Charicaturist Émile Cohl made the first animation with no live-action what so ever in his film -
Gertie the Dinosaur
This was the first animation with a key framing used -
Steamboat Willie
Probably the most iconic character in animation is Mickey Mouse and this was Mickey's first major animation of him -
Flowers and Trees
This was the first animated film to be shot in color and was so costly it almost ruined Disney financially -
The Flintstones
This was the first ever prime-time animated TV show -
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
This was the first full feature animated Disney film made using xerography -
The Adventures of Mark Twain
This Will Vinton production about Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher was the first ever feature length stop motion claymation film -
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
The first feature film to have live-action and cartoon characters share the same screen and had many collaborations like Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny being on the same scree -
Jurassic Park
Jurassic park was a big leap because it used animatronics, stop motion, and CGI to create the most lifelike creatures seen for the time -
Toy Story
This was a huge breakthrough in CGI and Pixar because it had great facial expressions and movement to make the toys feel lifelike -
Avatar
Even to today's standards, Avatar has stunning CGI that is the most realistic we have ever seen.
