History of Animation by Summer Almaguer

1877

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Emil Reynaud invents the Praxinoscope, an early animation projector

1906

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James Stuart Blackton makes Humorous Phases of Funny Faces, a short which is often considered the first film using animation techniques

1908

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The first film comprised solely of animation, Fantasmagorie, was created by Emile Cohl

1914

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Winsor McCay releases Gertie, The Trained Dinosaur which introduces the popular animation technique, the split system

1919

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Otto Messmer and Pat Sullivan created Felix the Cat, often considered the first “cartoon superstar”

1924

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The first cartoon with synchronized sound, a series of sing-alongs called Song Car-Tunes, is created by Max and Dave Fleischer

1928

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Disney creates the iconic “Mickey Mouse” for Plane Crazy, Galloping Gaucho, and the most well-known, Steamboat Willie

1930

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Warner Bros. Animation is founded and debuts Looney Tunes in Sinkin’ in the Bathtub

1932

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Disney wins Academy Award for Flowers and Trees, the first color animation

1938

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The first all-animated full-length feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, is released

1940

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer introduce Tom and Jerry in the short, Puss Gets the Boot

1940

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Bugs Bunny first appears in the Warner Bros. short, A Wild Hare

1960

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The Flintstones is the first animated series created for primetime television

1967

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A line drawing of a hummingbird is the first computer animation

1972

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The first example of 3-D digital rendering is created titled A Computer Animated Hand

Late 70's, Early 80's

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Computer-generated imaging (CGI) is used in many movies including Futureworld (1976), Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), Alien (1979) and Tron (1982)

1986

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Pixar is founded and debuts Luxo Jr

1993

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The first completely computer animated direct-to-video release, Veggie Tales, is introduced

1995

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Pixar’s Toy Story becomes the first completely computer animated full-length feature film

1964

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The PinkPhink wins the Academy Award for Best Short Film

1987

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The Simpsons is created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company.

1933

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"King Kong," features stop-motion animated characters

2001

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The Academy creates a Best Animated Feature category. "Shrek" is the first movie to win the Oscar.

2004

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"The Polar Express" becomes the first fully-animated film to use motion capture technology to render all of its characters.

2005

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"Chicken Little" becomes the first computer-animated film to be released in 3D.

2009

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James Cameron's groundbreaking "Avatar" is the first film to feature a fully computer-generated 3D photorealistic world.

2012

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ParaNorman is the first 3D stop-motion animated film created with characters created using 3D printing technology.