-
3000 BCE
SHAHR-E SUKHTEH
A bronze-age pottery bowl depicts goats leaping -
1500 BCE
VITRUVIAN MAN
Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man drawing shows
multiple angles, implying movement. -
MAGIC LANTERN
The Magic Lantern is an image projector using pictures on sheets of glass. Since some sheets contain moving parts, it is considered the first example of projected animation. -
THAUMATROPE
The thaumatrope housed a rotating mechanism with a different picture on each side.
When rotated, you saw a combined picture (known as persistence of vision). -
PHENAKITOSCOPE
The phenakitoscope featured spinning disks reflected in mirrors that
made it seem like the pictures were moving. -
ZOETROPE
The zoetrope was a hollow drum that housed images on long interchangeable
strips that spin and made the images appear to move. -
FLIP-BOOK
The flip-book, also known as the kineograph, reached a wide audience and is credited
with inspiring early animators more than the machines developed in this era. -
MOVIEOLA/PRAXINOSCOPE
MOVIEOLA/PRAXINOSCOPE
The praxinoscope expanded on the zoetrope, using multiple wheels to rotate images.
It is considered to have shown the first prototypes of the animated cartoon. -
THE SILENT ERA
THE
SILENT
ERA
The early 20th century marks the beginning of theatrical showings of cartoons, especially in the United States and France. Many animators form studios, with Bray Studios in New York proving the most successful of this era. Bray helped launch the careers of the cartoonists that created Mighty Mouse, Betty Boop, and Woody Woodpecker. -
HUMOROUS PHASES OF FUNNY FACES
marks the first entirely animated film, using stop-motion
photography to create action. -
GERTIE THE DINOSAUR
is considered the first cartoon to feature
an appealing character. -
FELIX THE CAT
Musical Mews and Feline Follies introduced Felix the Cat—often considered the first animated movie star. -
Period: to
THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN ANIMATION
During what many consider to be the “Golden Age” of animation, theatrical cartoons became an integral part of popular culture. These years are defined by the rise of Walt Disney (Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Silly Symphonies), Warner Brothers, MGM, and Fleischer (Betty Boop, Popeye). -
merri melodies
warner brother cartoon founde merri melodies -
SNOW WHITE
Walt Disney releases Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first animated
feature to use hand-drawn animation. -
FLINTSTONES
Hanna-Barbera releases The Flintstones, the first animated
series on prime-time television. -
Period: to
THE AMERICAN TELEVISION ERA
The animation industry began to adapt to the fact that television continued its rise as the
entertainment medium of choice for American families. Studios created many cartoons for TV, using a “limited animation” style. By the mid ‘80s, with help from cable channels such as The Disney Channel and Nickolodeon, cartoons were ubiquitous on TV. -
YOGI BEAR
The Yogi Bear Show, a spin-off of Huckleberry Hound
(another Hanna-Barbera production), debuts on national TV. -
FRITZ THE CAT
Fritz the Cat is released—the first animated
adult (X-rated) feature film. -
THE PINK PHINK
DePatie-Freleng Enterprises wins the Academy Award for Best Short Film
for The PinkPhink (of the Pink Panther series) and continues to
create shorts for theatrical release. -
THE ADVENTURES OF ANDRE & WALLY B
This short film was the first fully CGI-animated film,
created by The Graphics Group, the precursor to Pixar. -
THE SIMPSONS
The Simpsons is an American adult animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated program, and in 2009 it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series. -
Crayon Shin-chan
Crayon Shin-chan, also known as Shin Chan, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshito Usui -
TOY STORY
Toy Story, the first fully computer-animated
feature film, was released. -
south path
first animated cartoon made of paper cuts and take seven day to make an episode -
STEAMBOAT WILLIE
STEAMBOAT WILLIE
featuring Mickey Mouse—becomes the first cartoon with the sound printed on the film,
and is the first notable success for Walt Disney Studios, founded in Los Angeles in 1923. -
family guy
Sick, twisted and politically incorrect, the animated series features the adventures of the Griffin family. -
BIG HERO 6
Big Hero 6 is the first Disney animated film
to feature Marvel Comics characters -
Sing
Set in a world like ours but entirely inhabited by animals, Sing stars -
The simsons
create in dec 17th 1987
The Simpsons is an American adult animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated program, and in 2009 it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series.
