The history of animation

birth of photography

Sep 25, 1827

photography was invented by joseph niepce

Thaumatrope

Sep 27, 1827

was created in 1827 which this device has two diffrent drawimgs on opposite sides of a disk, when the disk is spun the images merge into one.

phenakistoscope

Sep 24, 1829

used a spinning disc attached vertically to a handle the user would spin the disc and look through the moving slits at the disc reflection in a mirror

zoetrope

Sep 24, 1834

this device consisted of a cylinder with slits cut vertically in the sides as it would spin the user looked through the slits at the pictures across

developing images

Sep 25, 1837

louis daguerre developed a new process for developing images called tin type photos also known as daguerre

matthew brady

Sep 25, 1860

became well known by taking photos of the war

praxinoscope

Sep 24, 1877

invented in france in 1877 by charles - emile reynawd this improved on the zoetrope by replacing its narrow viewing slits with an inner circle of mirrors so that the pictures appeared more or less in position as the wheel turned

george eastman

Sep 25, 1888

his kodak camera marketed

motion pictures in america

Sep 25, 1891

thomas alva edison developed a motion picture camera (the kinetograph)in 1891 he filmed random events

improvement of photography

Sep 25, 1910

the technology behind photography improved dramatically in the last half of the 19th century