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First Photo
The first photo was taken around this time by Nicéphore Niépce, but at least eight hours of exposure in the camera were required. -
The Praxinoscope
The Praxinoscope 1877 by Charles-Émile Reynaud. It was a device that spun around single images in a sequence creating a moving image. -
The start of animation
A man named H.W. Goodwin invented a celluloid film which could hold images. It was made of gum cotton and gum camphor. -
The first Cinema
In 1892, Émile Reynaud opened a cinema known as Théâtre Optique. He projected films he drew on a material called celluloid. -
The Kinetoscope
1893 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. -
The first animated film
A guy named Emile Cohl produced a film called "Fantasmagorie." It is known today as the first official animated film. -
Animation studio
Raoul Barré and Bill Nolan opened the first animation studio in New York in 1914 -
Disney
In 1923, Walt and Roy Disney, Ub Iwerks, and other animators
formed a company called Disney. -
The first full-length film
Walt Disney produced the first-ever full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. -
Computer generated movies
At the University of Utah, a man named Ed Catmull developed a method of creating computer generated movies. -
3-D
Apple produced a method for creating 3-D films. -
First 3-D movie
In 1995 Toy Story was released as the first full-length 3-D film. -
The present day
Now, hundreds of animated movies come out every year. The animation industry has come a long way since 1827.