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Zoetrope Invented
Who- William Hoyer Where-England What- The Zoetrope was a device used to see short animations by inserting drawings and rotating a wheel. It did not use film however it is still considered a form of animation. When- It was created in 1834 Video- Pixar's Zoetrope https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5khDGKGv088. Sources- image N.d. Wikipedia. Web. 7 Sept. 2016. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Zoetrope.jpg/220px-Zoetrope.jpg. -
The first animation ever! The Enchanted Drawing
What was it? - The enchanted drawing was the first ever animation to use film. Made by J Stuart Blackton, also known as the father of american animation. It was filmed on standard picture film right here in America! Video-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HczGiAoeLGw Picture Source-N.d. Wikipedia. Web. 13 Sept. 2016. <https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F2%2F24%2FThe_Enchanted_Drawing.ogg%2F250px- -
Fantasmagorie
What was it?- Fantasmagorie was an early animation created by Emile Cohl in 1908. It was created in France and was very revolutionary as it was the first animation that was actually made of 100% animation Video source - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEAObel8yIE Picture source- N.d. Mubi.com. Web. <https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images q=tbn:ANd9GcS0XSoUntDKrTioK6VOkUaIBHqaJ8HcI3F1hXTpKsc7FJxUaR9b:s3.amazonaws.com/auteurs_production/images/film/fantasmagorie/w1280/fantasmagorie.jpg>. -
Gertie the Dinosaur
What was it? Gertie the dinosaur by Winsor McCay was a remarkable early animation created in the US. It was the first animation to feature a dinosaur which was remarkable as it was the first animation with a character and personality and it was the first animation to use a variety of techniques such as keyframes. Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGXC8gXOPoU Picture Source- N.d. Wikipedia. Web. 13 Sept. 2016. <https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcScbDi63g -
El Apostol
What was it? - El Apostol was an animation comprised in 1917 by Argentina's Alfonso de Laferrere and directed by Quirino Cristiani. It was the world's first full length feature film comprised of 58,000 different frames. It lasted 70 minutes long and ran at 14 frames per second Video source - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d27w3OVLMVc Picture Source - N.d. Wikipedia. Web. 19 Sept. 2016. <data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAJsAAAC6CAMAAACOT88tAAAAbFBMVEX///8AAAD7 -
Founding of The Walt Disney company
What was it?- The Walt Disney company is a company founded by Walt Disney in Los Angeles California. Although it started out as a small independent animation studio, it quickly grew to be one of the largest companies in the world grossing billions throughout the years Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmoMOSDtUJc Source-<https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSHNH0fXfWBbsEzcS3Jaw3tlUZRjpTrPfBjM21xEc5T4IEWdt0A2w:www.travelandleisure.com/sites/default/files/styles/1600x1000/ -
Steamboat Willie, First Animated Talkie
What was it?- Developed in 1928 by Walt Disney and Disney studios in Los Angeles California, Steamboat willie was the first animation with actual sound and dialogue, known as a talkie at the time. It also incorporated various characters from the mickey mouse franchise Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6E4 Picture Source- N.d. Wikipedia. Web. 14 Sept. 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Steamboat_Willie.jpg. -
King Kong and the invention of stop motion movies
What was it- The 1933 adaption of King Kong was the first full length feature film to have characters animated by using stop motion. Although the entire movie wasn't stop motion, a few of the monsters, including king king was filmed with stop motion Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuRQH_hLcTw Picture Source - N.d. Cjsqbm.com. Web. 20 Sept. 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuRQH_hLcTw. -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
What was it? - The creation of Walt Disney and Disney studios, the 1937 adaption of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves was the first animated movie to include color. It was a huge success and is still marveled today as one of the most remarkable films of all time Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtWcPgDjPrM Picture Source - N.d. Themoviereels.com. Web. 19 Sept. 2016. <https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPIY80AYxEwCanaH4wEqx_pEIYfzx3eA0bHhlYpa-lLmaEKG_E. -
Warner Bros Creation!
What is it?- Warner bros studios, popular for their insanely huge hit Looney toons and the respective universe was created in a very early 1923. However their first official animation branch opened in 1980. It has since inspired great hits like the simpsons Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00FSWrP9yQc Picture Source - N.d. Logos.wikia.com. Web. 20 Sept. 2016. <https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp%3A%2F%2Fvignette2.wikia.nocookie.net%2Flogopedia%2Fimages -
Toy Story
Toy Story was the first animated film to ever use the now common animation technique known as CGI or computer generated imaging. It was a huge hit for USA's Pixar studios spanning 2 sequels, grossing almost 2 billion dollars worldwide and winning 3 oscars. Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJnlmJ4lqik Picture Source - N.d. M-magazine.com. Web. 19 Sept. 2016. http://images.m-magazine.com/uploads/posts/image/46533/toy-story-hotel.jpg.
