Fa

History of Animation - Timeline

By sanic217

  • the Zoetrope was invented.

    the Zoetrope was invented.
    It was a drum like object that spun around with an image on either side simulating movement. And because it's spinning it's more like a GIF in the sense that you see the same action being done over and over again.

  • The Kineograph is also called a "flip book".

    The Kineograph is also called a "flip book".
    The Kineograph is a flip book that contains a series of pictures that vary from gradually from one page to another, and the pages are turned rapidly that make the pictures look like they are simulating motion. These were mainly used for kids.

  • Tomas Edison made the first motion picture camera in 1891.

    Tomas Edison made the first motion picture camera in 1891.
    For the first time ever video could be recorded.

  • Humpty Dumpty Circus was the first motion picture.

    Humpty Dumpty Circus was the first motion picture.
    It was the first film to use stop motion animation.

  • First stop motion animation in 1898

    First stop motion animation in 1898
    The first stop animation is credited to J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith for Vitagraph's The Humpty Dumpty Circus which was released in 1898. The film was showed the day and light of the circus.

  • Max Fleischer made a patent for the Rotoscope.

    Max Fleischer made a patent for the Rotoscope.
    On December 5th it is the 100th anniverssary where Max Fleischer made a patent for the Rotoscope. This invention would eventually revolutionize the look of animated films. The rotoscope is old school motion capture frame by frame they would draw over a person.

  • Technicolor was invented in 1916 by Daniel Comstock

    Technicolor was invented in 1916 by Daniel Comstock
    Introduced color to cartoons, animations, and films.

  • Motion picture film 24 FPS

    Motion picture film 24 FPS
    standardized at 24 frame Per second.

  • Alan Crosland made the first motion picture with sound.

    Alan Crosland made the first motion picture with sound.
    The Jazz singer was created with motion picture, and the Vitaphone. It was the most advanced sound-on-disc at the time. This would soon become the standard for taking pictures.

  • Animation characters grew in popularity.

    Animation characters grew in popularity.
    Characters like Betty Boop, Felix The Cat, and Bugs Bunny began to grow.
  • Period: to

    Computer animation is being tested

    Early experiments happened within 1940s-1950s. It paved the way for Toy story to be made in 1996.

  • first Live-Cartoon

    first Live-Cartoon
    The first time cartoons and live action co-existed in the same film.