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The History of Animation

By Dharma Van Lew
  • 3000 BCE

    The First Form of Animation

    The First Form of Animation
    In Shar-E Sukhteh, Iran, a bronze-age bowl was found and if spun, depicted goats leaping

  • The First Animated Motion Picture

    The First Animated Motion Picture
    The first animated feature was "Humorous Phases of Funny Faces" made by J. Stewart Blackton and patened by Thomas Edison

  • The Father of Animation

    The Father of Animation
    J. Stewart Blackton wanted to display his drawings publically after meeting Thomas Edison. Both formed the first animation company, The Vintigraph Company

  • Cel Animation

    Cel Animation
    This innovative animation process was invented by Earl Hurd and John Bray in 1915

  • Computer Animation

    Computer Animation
    The year 1973 was when computer animation was used in the film Westworld, where a gunslinging android was projected on screen.

  • The 12 Principles of Animation

    The 12 Principles of Animation
    Ollie Johnson and Frank Thomas of Walt Disney Productions. The book Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life, released in 1981, shows the following principles: Squash and Stretch, Anticipation, Staging, Straight Ahead Action and Pose to Pose, Follow Through and Overlapping Action, Slow In and Slow Out, Arc, Secondary Action, Timing, and Exaggeration.