Animation Timeline

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  • Kinetoscope

    Kinetoscope
    In 1883: The kinetoscope invented by Thomas Edison. Designed for one person at a time to view films. It was like a flip book, but in an early motion picture exhibition form.

  • Cinematograph

    Cinematograph
    In 1884: The cinematograph invented by the Lumiere brothers. Designed for the use of a motion picture film camera.

  • Humpty Dumpty Circus

    Humpty Dumpty Circus
    In 1908: Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton produced the Humpty Dumpty Circus. This was a stop-motion film.

  • Walt Disney

    Walt Disney
    In 1923: Walt Disney opens a new studio in Los Angeles, when his old studio goes bankrupt.

  • Steamboat Willie

    Steamboat Willie
    In 1928: Disney produces Steamboat Willie. This was the first film to incorporate sound effects, voice, and a soundtrack.

  • Warner Brothers Cartoons

    Warner Brothers Cartoons
    In 1933: Warner Brothers Cartoons is found.

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    In 1937: Walt Disney produces Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

  • Toy Story

    Toy Story
    In 1995: Toy Story is the first film to be fully computer-animated.