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Animation events

By Garvin Rivers

  • First Animation

    First Animation
    The first animated screening is from early animator Charles-Émile Reynaud from France. his is what initially got peoples attention.

  • Walt Disney starts up Disney

    Walt Disney starts up Disney
    Walt made a deal with M. J. Winkler to make a series of Alice Comedies. Disney was originally The Disney Brothers Studio. But, Walt ended up taking the spotlight and changing the name to just Disney

  • One of the first commercial animated movie.

    One of the first commercial animated movie.
    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs created by Disney is one of the first commercial animated movies. The success of this film made it possible for them to create other classics like Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast.

  • first animated TV show.

    first animated TV show.
    Crusader Rabbit was the first animated tv show. it's success inspired future animated shows like the Flintstones.

  • First anime show

    First anime show
    Anime a Japanese style of animation is one of the biggest styles of animation in the world. The first animation in this style was The Tale of the White Serpent created by Toei Animation.

  • Creation of 3d animation

    Creation of 3d animation
    The first 3d animation was believed to be originally created by Ed Catmull.

  • Founding of Pixar

    Founding of Pixar
    Pixar began in 1979 as the Graphics Group, part of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm before it was acquired by Apple Computer co-founder Steve Jobs in 1986. The Walt Disney Company bought Pixar in 2006 at a valuation of $7.4 billion; the transaction made Jobs the largest shareholder in Disney.

  • First 3D animated movie

    First 3D animated movie
    Toy story is the first of many 3D animated movies created by Pixar. This movie revolutionized what people thought of animation.

  • Adobe Flash opens to the public

    Adobe Flash opens to the public
    It was first released in 1996 as FutureSplash Animator, and then renamed Macromedia Flash upon its acquisition by Macromedia. It was created to serve as the main authoring environment for the Adobe Flash platform, vector-based software for creating animated and interactive content.

  • Newgrounds

    Newgrounds
    Young animators used programs like flash to create animations to post on NewGrounds to viral acclaim.

  • Most expensive animated movie ever

    Most expensive animated movie ever
    Tangled created by Disney is one of the most expensive animated movies ever created.

  • Highest grossing animated movie

    Highest grossing animated movie
    Incredibles two is the highest grossing animated film ever created. This shows animation is also monetarily viable.