History of Animation

  • Zoetrope Circa

    Zoetrope Circa
    The Zoetrope was invented in 1834 by William Horner. It was the very first animation that was based on illusion of motion that shows a sequence of the motion on every frame.
  • The Start of Animation?

    The Start of Animation?
    When The Enchanted Drawing was published, It was based on Live Action and Stop Motion was a movie art. It was used mostly with camera and an illustrated character.
  • Gertie The Dinosaur

    Gertie The Dinosaur
    Gertie the Dinosaur is a Long-Necked Dino, created by Winsor McCay. This was an interactive animation as the Master is commanding Gertie some tricks and interactions.
  • The All-Star Walts

    The All-Star Walts
    Founded by Walt Disney, The man himself has made a big risk of making movies. However, his biggest movie created was Animated, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was an Outstanding start of making movies from fairy tales.
  • Better "Warn" Disney about the Warner Bros.

    Better "Warn" Disney about the Warner Bros.
    Another long-shot animation studio that ran pretty well as Disney did. Warner Bros. started out with Looney Tunes, with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck as the Main Characters of Looney Tunes.
  • YABBA-DAB...*dabs*

    YABBA-DAB...*dabs*
    Hanna-Barbera Inc., became a dominant American Cartoon show for at least 3 decades. Hanna Barbera inc. includes The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, and my favorite Jonny Quest.
  • What's a Anime?

    What's a Anime?
    The Best and probably the First Animation from Japan would be Astro-Boy. Created by Osamu Tezuka, it started as a Comic book of some sort. It would be a cool comic book if it weren't for the big eyes every single character has in this "Anime".
  • Anime Is REAL and its SPREADING

    It was just starting to spread when Astro-Boy was released to American Cities. Now things get real with creators from Japan. But from this power can control most of the teens and grown-ups in the world.
  • Are you CN what we're sayin'?

    Are you CN what we're sayin'?
    Cartoon Network was Published by Time Warner Center through Turner Broadcasting System. Many Television shows share this program like CN's Boomerang for example. Many shows like Flintstones, The Jetsons, and possibly He-Man.
  • Rated CG (Computer Graphics)

    Rated CG (Computer Graphics)
    When CGI was made, it was the first start of creating a Virtual reality world inside the computers, creating graphics and character designs. This changed movies forever. Toy Story, directed by John Lasseter, was the very first CGI film ever that made over $373 million!
  • The Most Expensive Animation, EVER

    The Most Expensive Animation, EVER
    Making an animation movie isn't easy, It is a lot expensive than Live-Action. It must come with a budget of how much effort it can take to make the movie. Tangled became THE most expensive movie with over $274 million in 6 years in the making!
  • Today in Animation...

    Today in Animation...
    It still rolls and still goes. Animation has been going for centuries and it has grown to become more unique and realistic. CGI is more advanced for animation, but 2D is still here to stay to create more abstract and detailed cartoons. Animation and CGI are both a good start. But let us see what happens when it goes VR and Beyond...