Animation History

  • The phenakistoscope by Joseph Plateau

    The phenakistoscope by Joseph Plateau
    the first widespread animation device that created fluid ilusion of motion. using spinning wheel to create he animation.
  • Stop Motion Animation

    Stop Motion Animation
    Uses techniques that physically manipulates objects to make it appear that it is moving.
    The Nightmare Before Christmas -1990
    Chicken Run-2000
    Wallace and Gromit A Grand Da out-1989
  • The Enchanted Drawing by J. Stuart Blackton

    The Enchanted Drawing by J. Stuart Blackton
    First animated sequences recorded on stander picture film
  • Period: to

    Silent age of animation

    Early types of animation with no sound, described as magic.
  • Little Nemo by Winsor McCay

    Little Nemo by Winsor McCay
    its expressive character animation distinguished the film fro others.
  • Cel Animation

    Cel Animation
    also known as traditional animation is where each fam is hand drawn.
    My Neighbor Totoro- 1988
    Castle in the Sky-1986
    Grave of the Fireflies-1988
  • Gerdie the Dinosaur by Winsor McCay

    Gerdie the Dinosaur by Winsor McCay
    The first film to use keyframes, restoration marks, tracing paper, mutoscope action viewer, and animation loops.
  • Cut-out animations by Quirino Cristiani

    Cut-out animations by Quirino Cristiani
    stop motion animation used with paper
  • Walt Starts Animating

    Walt Starts Animating
    The differences between Disney and Warner Brothers were Disney was all animated while W.B. only the characters were.
    Oswald the lucky Rabbit -1927
    Mickey Mouse -1928 Plane crazy and the galloping -1928
    Steamboat willie -1929
  • Period: to

    Golden age of animation

    Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Popeye, Tom and Jerry, And superman
  • Steamboat Willie by Walt Disney

    Steamboat Willie by Walt Disney
    the first Disney cartoon with synchronized sound.