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Prehistoric cave paintings in Lascaux, France, depicted animals in multiple positions to give the illusion of motion as light from torches flickered. -
Ancient Egyptians painted or carved scenes onto surfaces, these showed characters in slightly altered positions, suggesting movement. -
Christiaan Huygens begins to develop the magic lantern which projects images from glass slides. -
Descriptions of mechanical slides for the magic lantern begin. These involved extra pieces of glass that could be moved by hand. -
John Ayrton Paris invents the Thaumatope Based on theory of persistence of vision. This theory has now been rejected. -
John Ayrton Paris invents the Thaumatope Based on theory of persistence of vision. This theory has now been rejected. -
Eadweard Muybridge projects moving images onto screen. Zoopraxiscope: Developed by Muybridge to project moving images. -
J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith make The Humpty Dumpty Circus. This was the first use of stop motion but the film is now lost. -
Arthur Melbourne Cooper makes Matches an Appeaľ". -
James Stuart Blackton makes 'Humorous Phases of Funny Faces' He used stop- motion and cut out.
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Emile Cohl makes the first cut-out animation, "En Route'-this is entirely cut outs. Cohl used this technique to save time as the cut out shapes could be adjusted. -
Animater Willis O'Brien works on 'The Lost World", The film mixed stop- motion animation with live action. -
September 11 Attack: Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Global Financial Crisis: Economic downturn triggered by the collapse of the housing market.
Arab Spring: Protests and uprisings across the Arab world, leading to regime changes.
COVID-19 Pandemic: Global health crisis causing widespread illness, death, and economic disruption.
Climate Change Activism: Growing awareness and activism surrounding climate change, including movements like Fridays for Future.