History of Animation by Juwannnnn

Early Ways Of Showing Motion (30,000 B.C - 1,500 AD)

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Shahr-E Sukhteh

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A bronze-age pottery bowl depicts goats leaping

Vitruvian Man

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Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man drawing shows multiple angles, implying movement

Animation Before Film 1600-1877

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Magic Lantern (1603)

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An Image Projector using pictures on sheet of glass. Since some sheets contain moving parts, it is considered the first example ofprojected animation.

Thaumatrope (1824)

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Housed a rotating mechanisms with a different picture on each side. When rotated, you saw a combined picture “persistence of vision”

Phenakitoscope (1831)

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It features spinning disks reflected in mirrors that mode it seems like the pictures were moving

Zoetrope (1834)

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A hollow drum that housed images on long interchangeable strips that spin and made the images appear to move

Flip-Book (1868)

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Also known as the kineograph, reached a wide audience and is credited with inspiring early animators more than the macchines developed in this era

Praxinoscope (1877)

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The praxinoscope expanded on the zoetrope, using multiple wheels to rotate images. It is considered to have shown the first prototypes of the animated cartoon.

The Silent Era 1900-1930

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Humorous Phases Of Funny Faces (1906)

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Marks the first entirely animated film, using stop-motion photography to create action

Gertie The Dinosaur (1914)

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Is considered the first cartoon to feature an appealing character

Felix The Cat (1919)

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Musical Mews and Feline Follies introduced Felix the Cat-often considered the first animated movie star.

Steamboat Willie (1928)

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Featuring Mickey Mouse- becomes the first cartoon with the sound printed on the film, and is the first notable success for Walt Disney Studios, founded in Los Angeles in 1923

The Golden Age of American Animation 1930-1950

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Merrie Melodies (1930)

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Warner Brothers Cartoons founded, created the Merrie Melodies series starring Bugs Bunny.

Snow White (1937)

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Walt Disney releases Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first animated feature to use hand drawn animation.

The American Television Era 1960-1980

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Flintstones (1960)

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Hanna-Barbera releases the Flintstones, the first animated series on prime-time television.

Yogi Bear (1961)

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The Yogi Bear Show, a spin off of Huckleberry Hound (another Hanna-Barbera production), debuts on national TV.

One Hundred And One Dalmatian (1961)

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This one is on the animation timeline because it was the first full feature animated film Disney made using xerography.

The Pink Phink (1964)

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Wins the Academy Award for Best Short Film for The Pink Phink (of the Pink Panther series)

Fritz The Cat (1964)

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Fritz The Cat is released- the first animated adult (X-rated) feature film.

Golden Era of CGI 1980-2018

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The Adventure of Andre & Wally B (1984)

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This short film was the first fully CGI-animated film, created by The Graphics Group, the precursor to Pixar.

The Simpsons (1987)

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It is the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated program, and in 2009 it surpassed Gusmoke as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series.

Toy Story (1995)

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Toy Story, the first fully computer - animated feature film, was released by Pixar

Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

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Gollum was the first real character that showed the world what motion capture and CGI was capable of. A fully computer generated character could appear alongside actors and it looked amazing.

Avatar (2009)

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Avatar blew audiences away with its advanced CGI and motion capture techniques, bringing the lush, alien world of Pandora to life in both 2 and 3 dimensions.

Big Hero 6 (2014)

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Big Hero 6 is the first Disney animated film to feature Marvel Comics characters