Animation Timeline

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    Animation history

  • Idea of animation

    Idea of animation
    Date:1824 Description: Peter Mark Roget, who did research in physiology at the University of London, published "Persistence of Vision with Regard to Moving Objects." This book presented the idea that a succession of still images could create the appearance of motion. Video: Link explains animation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1TAdd9Vm7s Sources: "Peter Mark Roget." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2016.

  • Movie camera and projector

    Movie camera and projector
    1 Jan 1885 Date: 1895 Description: The age of movie camera and projector begins .. experimentors discover they can stop the crank and restart it again to obtain special effects. Around 1885 Edison picked a group of muckers to work on the project. Movie link::In http://www.openculture.com/2014/03/the-history-of-the-movie-camera-in-four-minutes.html Sources: "The History of the Movie Camera in Four Minutes: " Open Culture. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2016.

  • Felix the Cat

    Felix the Cat
    Nov 1919 Date: 9 November 1919 Description: funny-animal cartoon character created in the silent film era. Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Zn3qDzn3A Sources:Phantomshark. "Felix The Cat Pilot- 1919 - Feline Follies." YouTube. YouTube, 21 Nov. 2008. Web. 19 Sept. 2016. "Felix the Cat." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2016.

  • First Color Cartoon

    First Color Cartoon
    1 Jan 1920 Date:1920 Description: The Debut of Thomas Cat (1920) has often been credited as the first color cartoon, using the expensive Brewster Natural Color Process (a 2-emulsion color process), an unsuccessful precursor of Technicolor. Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emZcXJoGZVU Sources:Decade, By. "Animated Films." Animated Films. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.

  • Steamboat Willie

    Steamboat Willie
    Date:July 29, 1928 Description: Steamboat Willie is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. It was produced in black-and-white by Walt Disney Studios and was released by Celebrity Productions. Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6E4 Sources: Disneyanimation. "Walt Disney Animation Studios' Steamboat Willie." YouTube. YouTube, 27 Aug. 2009. Web. 15 Sept. 2016. "Steamboat Willie." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.

  • Popeye

    Popeye
    Description: Segar's Thimble Theatre strip was in its 10th year when Popeye made his debut, but the one-eyed (left) sailor quickly became the main focus of the strip, and Thimble Theatre became one of King Features' most popular properties during the 1930s. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EjybY__oDQ Sources:"Popeye." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.

  • Warner Bros

    Warner Bros
    1 Jan 1930 Date: 1930 Description: In the early 1930s the Warner brothers distributed the cartoons created by Disney artist. Latter the warner brothers created their own cartoons. Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laBh-e1r-Yc Sources:Animation, By 1950 Warners' Three. "Animation History, Winsor McCay, Max Fleischer."
    JoeysCartoonWorld. "Warner Bros.: Bosko - Sinkin' In The Bathtub (1930)." YouTube. YouTube, 28 Apr. 2011. Web. 19 Sept. 2016.

  • Freddie Moore

    Freddie Moore
    Date: 1935 Description: Freddie Moore led the movement of realistic motion animation. Films included Lady and the Tramp and Jungle Book. Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd_k3mK8VoU Sources: Animation, By 1950 Warners' Three. "Animation History, Winsor McCay, Max Fleischer." Animation History, Winsor McCay, Max Fleischer. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2016.

  • X rated animation for WW2 soldiers

    X rated animation for WW2 soldiers
    ate:1942 Description:Warner bros created x rated short films for soldiers during WW2 these films included racy comments, explicits and x rated images. Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1t2-VpzjZY Sources: 10 Landmark Moments in Animation History." Mental Floss. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2016.

  • Cinderella

    Cinderella
    Date:February 15, 1950 Description:With a wicked stepmother (Eleanor Audley) and two jealous stepsisters (Rhoda Williams, Lucille Bliss) who keep her enslaved and in rags, Cinderella (Ilene Woods) stands no chance of attending the royal ball. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0vjDjhkHcU Sources:"Cinderella." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.

  • CARTOONS GO PRIME TIME

    CARTOONS GO PRIME TIME
    Date:1956 Description:Following the disillusionment of the Disney strike in 1941, hundreds of animators were motivated to set out on their own. One of its first big hits was Gerald McBoing-Boing. Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNsyQDmEopw Sources:10 Landmark Moments in Animation History." Mental Floss. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2016.

  • Batman animated

    Batman animated
    Date: September 5, 1992 Description:The series was praised for its thematic complexity, darker tone, artistic quality, film noir aesthetics, and modernization of its title character's crime-fighting origins. Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMucplM3CUk Sources: Animation, By 1950 Warners' Three. "Animation History, Winsor McCay, Max Fleischer." Animation History, Winsor McCay, Max Fleischer. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2016.

  • The Lion King

    The Lion King
    Date:June 15, 1994 Description:This Disney animated feature follows the adventures of the young lion Simba. Lion king is a Disney classic Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GibiNy4d4gc Sources:"The Lion King." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.

  • Winsor McCay

    Winsor McCay
    1 Jan 1914 Date: 1869-1934 Description: He was known as the best cartoonist ever, He created a series of comic strips Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend, Little Sammy Sneeze, and Little Nemo in Slumberland. Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGXC8gXOPoU Sources: Decade, By. "Animated Films." Animated Films. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2016. "Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) - World's 1st Keyframe Animation Cartoon - Winsor McCay." YouTube. YouTube, 25 Mar. 2013. Web. 13 Sept. 2016.

  • Sausage party

    Sausage party
    Date:August 12, 2016 Description:Life is good for all the food items that occupy the shelves at the local supermarket. Frank (Seth Rogen) the sausage, Brenda (Kristen Wiig) the hot dog bun, Teresa Taco and Sammy Bagel Jr. (Edward Norton) can't wait to go home with a happy customer. This is the first Adult rated film in animation history. Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VoNgLnjzVg Sources:"Sausage Party." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.