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Peter Mark Roget
He is best known for publishing, in 1852, the Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (Roget's Thesaurus), a classified collection of related words. He can also be known for publishing an explaination over the idea that a succession of still images could create the appearance of motion. -
phenakistiscope
The phenakistoscope was an early animation device that used the persistence of vision principle to create an illusion of motion. -
Praxinoscope
It was invented in France in 1877 by Charles-Émile Reynaud. Someone looking in the mirrors would therefore see a rapid succession of images producing the illusion of motion, with a bright and less distorted picture. -
Celluloid Film made
H.W. Goodwin invents nitrate celluloid film, which is a chemical combination of gun cotton and gum camphor. -
Cinematograph
A cinematograph is a motion picture film camera, which also serves as a film projector and developer. -
Kinetoscope
The Kinetoscope is first shown in commercial use as a base for the future of the film industry. Thomas Edison and a group of collaborators were credited to making the Kinetoscope. Patents for the device are as early as the early 1890's. Only one person could watch at a time. -
Stop Motion
Stop motion (also known as stop frame) is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. -
Scale Models
A scale model is a physical model, of an object that is larger or smaller than the actual size of the object, and is used to maintain the relative proportions of the original object. 1902 film Le Voyage dans la Lune -
Trees and Flowers
The first full-color, three-strip Technicolor animated short, Flowers and Trees, is released. The film wins Disney an Oscar for Best Short Subject. -
Multiplane Camera
The multiplane camera is a special motion picture camera used in the traditional animation process that moves a number of pieces of artwork past the camera at various speeds and at various distances from one another. -
King Kong
The film tells of a gigantic, island-dwelling ape called Kong who dies in an attempt to possess a beautiful young woman. Kong is distinguished for its stop-motion animation. -
Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka
"Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka" is known to be the first anime with voiceovers. It was a black and white production. It was released in theaters all over Japan and was a success. -
The Dance of the Chagamas
This is known as one of the early known anime's to be entirely made using Celluloid based animation. The film was made in black and white. -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Snow White premiered at a theatre on December 1937, followed by a nationwide release on February 4, 1938, and with international earnings of $8 million during its initial release it was thought to be the record of highest grossing sound full length film at the time. -
Warner bros characters
The first version of Bugs Bunny is shown in a film called "Porky's Hare Hunt". A year earlier Daffy Duck had made an appearance in "Porky's Duck Hunt". -
3D Films
A 3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception. A regular motion picture camera system is used to record the images as seen from two perspectives, eyewear are used to provide the illusion of depth when viewing the film. -
Tennis for Two
Tennis For Two was an electronic game developed in 1958 which simulates a game of tennis or ping pong. It was created by American physicist William Higinbotham for visitors at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. -
Star Wars
Star Wars was the first step in introduving special effects.The movie used many different effects, which lead to other improvements in the industry. -
Dragon Ball
In February 26, 1986, a new anime was made. An anime that would lead to a new genre of martial arts based anime. -
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park use of CG for realistic living creatures. The dinosaurs were made using computer graphics. -
Toy Story
Toy Story is the first movie made using 3D computer graphics. -
Shrek
The first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was given at the 74th Academy Awards, Shrek beat Monsters Inc. for it.
