The History Of Animation

The Invention Of The Thaumatrope

Sep 24, 1827

Created in 1827 by an english physician John Ayerton which has two different drawings on opposite sides of a disk, when the disc was spun the images merge into one.

Invention Of Phenakistoscope

Mar 10, 1832

In 1832 Belgian Physicist Joeseph Plateu And His Sons Introduced The Phenakistoscope (Spindel Viewer)

Invention Of The Zeotrope

Oct 11, 1834

Invented in 1834 by William Horner originally called the daedellum (wheel of the devil) named later zeotrope. cylinder like object with slits cut vertically in the sides viewed through slits while it spins

Invention Of the Praxinoscope

Dec 21, 1877

The praxinoscope was an animation device, the successor to the zoetrope. It was invented in France in 1877 by Charles-Émile Reynaud. Like the zoetrope, it used a strip of pictures placed around the inner surface of a spinning cylinder.

Birth Of Narrative Films

Jun 22, 1903

Fictional film or narrative film is a film that tells a fictional or fictionalized story, event or narrative. In this style of film, believable narratives and characters help convince the audience that the unfolding fiction is real.

Invention Of Celluloid Photos

Jan 27, 1914

In 1914 Earl Hud Invented The Process Of Inking The Animated Drawings Onto Clear Pieces Of Celluloid

Gertie The Dinosaur

Sep 25, 1914

One of Winsor Mccays Most Famous Cartoons Created in 1914

Koko The Clown

Sep 25, 1920

Koko The Clown And Out Of the Inkwell Series In The 1920s

Felix The Cat

Mar 24, 1923

Otto Mesmer Created Felix The Cat For Pat Sullivan Studios In Hollywood In 1923

Golden Age Of Animaton

Apr 9, 1930

By the 1930s Many Film Studios Relocated To California And Had Their Own Animation Departments
Disney
Warner Bros
Metro Goldwin Meyer
Universal Studios