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The Invention of the Magic Lantern
The Magic Lantern was an image projector that used pictures on sheets of glass. It was invented by Christiaan Huygens in the 1650s, and is considered the first example of projected animation.
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The Invention of the Kaleidoscope
In the 1816, Doctor David Brewster arranged a group of mirrors in a tube and created the first kaleidoscope. The kaleidoscope Brewster developed was able to arrange colors and shapes and make them move while a peron looks into the tube.
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The Invention of the Thaumatrope
The Thaumatrope was one of the first animation objects ever made. The image in the thaumatrope moves when you pull two strings on the side that creates the allusion of movement. It was created in 1824 by John Ayrton Paris in London.
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The Invention of the Zoetrope
The zoetrope was invented by William Horner in 1834. A zoetrope is a cylinder toy that has a series of spinning picture inside that create the illusion of motion.
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Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces was created by J, Stuart Blackton in 1906. It is widely regarded by historians to be the very first stop motion animated film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGh6maN4l2I -
Fantasmagorie
Fantasmagorie was the first animated cartoon using hand-drawn animation, and is considered by film historians to be the first animated cartoon. It was created in 1908 by the french animator Émile Cohl.
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Gertie the Dinosaur
Gertie the Dinosaur was one of the first cartoons of the 20th century. It was created by Winsor McCay in 1914 and was the first animation to feature a dinosaur.
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El Apóstol
El Apóstol was the first feature film to be fully animated using traditional methods. It was released in 1917 and was created by the Argentine animator Quirino Cristiani. The full run time is 70 minutes, the longest running anmation at the time.
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Walt Disney"s Steamboat Willie
Steamboat Willie was the second animation created by Walt Disney studios.It was a landmark for it's day because it introduced Mikey Mouse to the world and started a revolution of cartoons to be developed that following decade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6E4 -
Merrie Melodies
Merrie Melodies is an American animated series of comedy short films produced by Warner Bros. between 1930 and 1969, during the golden age of American animation.The show later became known as Looney Tunes and would later introduce characters such as: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpGIYEzNUYU -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and Seven Dwarfs was the first fully animated film created by Walt Disney Productions in 1938.
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The Flintstones
The Flintstones was the first animated series to air on prime-time television in 1960. It was the first series Hanna-Barbara Productions ever created. It centered around a family of cavemen and their day to day adventures in prehistoric times.
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Westworld's first use of CGI
Westworld was the first movie to have 2-D CGI effects in a feature film. It's visual effects paved the way for future CGI effects in other movies.
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The Adventures of Andre and Wally B
The Adventures of Andre and Wally B was the first fully CGI animated short film. The film was only 2 minutes long but it was the first time Pixar Studios (then apart of Lucasfilm) ever created a feature out of CGI.
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Toy Story
Toy Story was the first fully CGI animated film. It was the first feature film developed by Pixar Animation Studios after Andre & Wally B and more short films after that. Toy Story began a revolution of CGI animated feature films that continues to this day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYz2wyBy3kc -
Thaumatrope Citations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46Mlr4hvW-E
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaumatrope
http://courses.ncssm.edu/gallery/collections/toys/images/dogbirds.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6E4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios_films
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Magic Lantern Citations
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Andre and Wally B Citations
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Flintstones Citations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flintstones
https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/2010/09/29/kelly_why_the_flintstones_is_evil_and_happy_birthday/enflintstones1jpg.jpeg.size.custom.crop.1086x724.jpg
http://history-of-animation.webflow.io/
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