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Zoetrope
Description - This was the first real animation machine so to speak. It was a spinning cylinder that showed moving pictures.
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Praxinoscope
Description - This is similar to the Zoetrope, but allowed for a more stationary image by using a set of mirrors.
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Kinetoscope
Description - The invention of the Kinetoscope by Edison allows for a single person to experience an animation at a time through a peephole.
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A)"Kinetoscope." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2016. -
The Start of the Silent Era
Description - In 1893, the invention of Edison's invention of the Kinetoscope marks the start of the silent era. An era with motion pictures with no sound.
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A)"History of Animation." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2016. -
Gertie the Dinosaur
Description: This is the first animations with a "character"
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A) "Gertie the Dinosaur." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2016. -
Arrival of Walt Disney into the Animation
Description - Walt Disney opened his second studio, and began working on pieces of animation such as the Alice Comedies
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A)"Walt Disney." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2016. -
My Old Kentucky Home
Description: This was one of the first animations with synchronized sound to go with the images.
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A) "My Old Kentucky Home (film)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016. -
Arrival of First Television Cartoon
Description - This allowed for people with televisions to experience full length animations for themselves. This decreases the popularity of the animation shorts in movie theaters.
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A)"History of Animation." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2016.
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The Flintstones
Description - This was the first widely watched cartoon. It was a sitcom about the Flintstone family.
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The Modern Era
Description: This marks the start of the modern animation era. This contains animation techniques such as Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) and other methods.
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A) "Computer-generated Imagery." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2016. -
The Simpsons
Description: This is the longest running animated series on cable television. It is also the longest sitcom on television.
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A) "The Simpsons." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2016. -
Veggietales
Description: This was the first CGI animation tv series cartoon made. It teaches young kids life lessons though talking vegetables.
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A) "VeggieTales." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016. -
Toy story
Description: Toy story was one of the first fully CGI animated feature films. This is one of the most popular films of many people's childhoods.
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A) "Toy Story." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.
