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Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
Rapid cartoon sketches of faces. Also some stop motion.
https://www.loc.gov/item/00694004
"The Enchanted Drawing /." The Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2016. -
Fantasmagorie
Fantasmagorie
1908 The first short comprised solely of animated images.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEAObel8yIE
Classiccartoon. "Emile Cohl - Fantasmagorie 1908." YouTube. YouTube, 02 Nov. 2006. Web. 19 Sept. 2016. -
Humpty Dumpty
1908
Humpty Dumpty Circus marks the first use of stop-motion animation on film.
CyberVillageSolution. "Humpty Dumpty Nursery Rhyme - 3D Animation English Rhymes for Children." YouTube. YouTube, 05 Sept. 2014. Web. 19 Sept. 2016. -
Gertie the Dinosaur
Gertie the Dinosaur is widely considered the first animated short to feature a distinguishable character, as cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay brings a walking, dancing dinosaur to life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGXC8gXOPoU
Changebeforegoing. "Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) - World's 1st Keyframe Animation Cartoon - Winsor McCay." YouTube. YouTube, 25 Mar. 2013. Web. 19 Sept. 2016. -
El Apostol
The only known copy was burned in a fire.
Argentine animated film utilizing cutout animation, and the world's first animated feature film.
N.p., n.d. Web.
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Felix the Cat
is an animated cartoon character created for theatrical animated cartoons. his Original name was Master Tom
By the Late 1920s with the Arrival of Sound Cartoons Felix's Success Was Fading. The New Disney Shorts of Mickey Mouse Made the Silent Offerings of Sullivan and Messmer, Who Were Then Unwilling to Move to Sound Production, Seem Outdated. In 1929, Sullivan. "Felix the Cat." Felix the Cat. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2016. -
The Debut of Thomas Cat
was the first color animated cartoon made in the United States.[1][2][3] It was produced by Earl Hurd for Bray Pictures using the Brewster Color film process.
"The Debut of Thomas Cat." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.
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Little Red Riding Hood
Walt Disney animates his first animated short, Little Red Riding Hood. Though initially thought lost, a copy was found and restored in 1998.
By David Nusair Hollywood Movies Expert. "Timeline of Animated Film History." About.com Entertainment. N.p., 04 July 2016. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.
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Mickey Mouse- Steam Boat Willie
Though the first Mickey Mouse cartoon is technically the six-minute short Plane Crazy, the first Mickey Mouse short to be distributed is Steamboat Willie, which is also the first Disney cartoon with synchronized sound.
"Steamboat Willie." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.
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The Skeleton Dance
Four human skeletons dance and make music around a spooky graveyard—a modern film example of medieval European "dance macabre" imagery. It is the first entry in the Silly Symphony series. In 1994, it was voted #18 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h03QBNVwX8Q
"The Skeleton Dance." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016. -
Sinkin'' in the Bathtub
he short was produced and directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, with animation by a very young Friz Freleng. Leon Schlesinger was credited as an associate producer, and the title card also gave credit to the Western Electric apparatus used to create the film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kPhP3ZNw6A
"Sinkin' in the Bathtub." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016. -
Dizzy Dishes
Chef Bimbo waits on a hungry gorilla and then goes to the kitchen to prepare the order, roast duck. When he is about to bring it to the gorilla's table, he sees Betty Boop performing on stage and falls in love at first sight. He forgets about the hungry gorilla and dances on stage with the duck. The gorilla, furious, goes after Bimbo, who escapes on a wooden train."Dizzy Dishes." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016. -
Quirino Cristiani's Peludopolis
Quirino Cristiani's Peludopolis, which tells the story of a military coup against a corrupt president, boasts the first instance of sound within a feature-length animated film. The story was revolved around the then Argentine president, Hipolito Yrigoyen, floating around his boat Peludo City (which represented Argentina) while constantly being harassed by hungry sharks (the Radicals). "Peludópolis." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016. -
Flowers and Trees
The first full-color.The film wins Disney the first-everAcademy Award for Animated Short Film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkh5ojRXKYM During spring the flowers, mushrooms, and trees do their calisthenics. Some trees play a tune, using vines for harp strings and a chorus of robins. A fight breaks out between a grouchy-looking hollow tree and a younger, healthier tree for the attentions of a female tree. "Flowers and Trees." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016. -
King Kong
The King Kong character was conceived and created by American filmmaker Merian C. Cooper. In the original film, the character's name is Kong, a name given to him by the inhabitants of "Skull Island" in the Indian Ocean, where Kong lives along with other oversized animals such as a plesiosaur, pterosaurs and other dinosaurs. An American film crew, led by Carl Denham, captures Kong. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.
