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Invention of The Zoetrope
The zoetrope (pronounced ZOH-uh-trohp), invented in 1834 by William George Horner, was an early form of motion picture projector that consisted of a drum containing a set of still images, that was turned in a circular fashion in order to create the illusion of motion. It Impacts animation by making movment in images posible. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoetrope -
Gerdie The Dinosaur
Gerdie the dinosaur ws the first non-advertisement animation. she ws made by Winstor McCay and was designed to appear to respond to spoken camands and preset actions. She was created using cell animation and thousands of drawings. link text -
The Creation of Master Tom
In he time most characters were based on a real life actors. Master Tom (later renamed Felix) was modeled after Charlie Chaplin. By 1923, the cat's star power at the box office rivaled Chaplin's. He was a fascination everywhere and people all over the world found inspiration in its design, and felix was the first image transmitted by RCA during its early TV experiments. -
Animation Speaks
The creation of SteamBoat Willie, was significant because it was the first talking cartoon. It was a success, even though he didn't say anything, his whistling and xylophone performance was enough. This was one of the first works of Walt Disney. -
King of Jazz in Technicolor
King of Jazz was filmed entirely in two color techncolor and was prodices by universal studios.The film's title was taken from Whiteman's controversial, self-conferred appellation.In 2013 the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". link -
Flowers and Trees
a 1932 Silly Symphonies cartoon produced by Walt Disney, directed by Burt Gillett, released to theatres on July 18, 1932. It was the first film to be produced in the full-color three-strip Technicolor process after several years of two-color Technicolor films. link -
Toy Story
A movie made by disney,Toy Story was the first feature-length computer-animated film and the first theatrical film produced by Pixar. The film was widely acclaimed by critics, who praised the animation's technical innovation, the wit and thematic sophistication of the screenplay, and the performances of Hanks and Allen. It was the first full length G-rated animated movie. -
MUCHA LUCHA
The first flash animated telivision series. It was created by Eddie Mort and Lili Chin and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It was created with Adobe Flash, a program which has since become widely used as a medium for animation.The show is set in a fictional Mexican town centered on lucha libre (nearly everyone in the town has a mask and costume and a signature move) and is essentially about the adventures of three children, Rikochet, The Flea and Buena Girl.
