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Thaumatrope
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Phenakistoscope
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Zoetrope
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Flip book
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Films
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The start of it all
A man named H.W. Goodwin invented a celluloid film which could hold images. It was made of gum cotton and gum camphor. -
An early moving-picture production
A man in France named Emil Reynaud opened a theatre using an invention called the Praxinoscope. It used turning mirrors to reflect images and produce a 10 to 15 minute "moving picture." -
Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope
Using the celluloid film developed by H.W. Goodwin, Edison was able to produce moving film pictures on the wall. The film moved over a series of wheels to produce the pictures. -
Sound is captured
Using a magnetic recording device, sound was recorded for the first time. Animation enthusiasts would latch onto the technology. -
The first official animated film
A Frenchman name Emile Cohl produced a film called "Fantasmagorie." It was a hit, and is known today as the first true animated film. -
Steamboat Willie
Walt Disney didn't give up on making animated films. In 1928 he released a short film called Steamboat Willie featuring Mickey Mouse and using sound for the first time, and it was an instant hit. -
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Disney
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Warner Bros. Studio is born
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Warner Bros. Studio
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The first full-length film
Walt Disney produced the first ever full-length animated film. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was a major hit. -
Computer generated movies
At the University of Utah, and man named Ed Catmull developed a method of creating computer generated movies. -
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Computer generated movies
a method of creating computer generated movies. It used scripting language. -
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3D animation
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3-D and beyond
Apple computer company produced a method for creating 3-D films, and in 1995 Toy Story was released as the first full-length 3-D film. The animation industry would never be the same.