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The Phenakistoscope - By Belgian Physicist, His Sons and Austrian, Simon Van Stampfer
An erly historical event in animation history took place in 1831, From 1831-1839, Belgian Physician Joseph Plateau, his sons and Austrian Simon Van Stampfer invented a spinning disk-like object known as the "Phenakistoscope". It allawed people to look throuh a small hole while the drawing, reflected by a mirrior is spinning, thus creating the illusion of movement, animation. -
Kineograph - First Flip Book "Moving Picture"
In 1868, John Barn Linnet invented a small book with pages known as the Kineograph, modern day flip books. This invention like the Phenakistoscope and others before it, was the next big step for moving images. It created an illusion of movement as one bends and flips the images move really fast. -
The Humorous Phases of funny faces
Born in the United kingdom and moved to the united States in his later years, James Stauart Blakton was connsidered the goddfather of animation in his time. In 1906 he makes the 1906 short film, "the Humourous phases of funny faces", whcih was a great sucess. -
Fantasmogorie - By Emile Cohl
In 1908, French cartoonist and caracturists Emile Cohl came up with what some belived to be one of the first hand-drawn animation cartoon in history, titled the "fantasmogorie", a mid 19th century film that showcasted a magic lanterned shown with ghostt-like images that floated across the screen. -
Gertie the Dinosour - Winser MCcay
In 1914, American cartoonist Wnser MCcay filmes a short and fun-filled ilm titled, "Gertie the Dinosour". It was the most early film to feature a dinasour that weas most appealing at the time. -
1910 - Felix The Cat
Felix the Cat, concidered one of the oldest/longest running animated movie star was a comedic animated character created by cartoonists and film entrepreneur Pat Sullivan and American cartoonist Otto Messmer. -
Steamboat Willie - Walt Disney
In 1928, Walt Disney debuted a fun and adventerous mouse known as film known as Steamboat Willie, a black and white fun and adventerous mouse, known also as Micky Mouse who was originally named... "Steamboat Willlie" was a huge success for Disney, it was the first film to get him famous and known throughout the world. -
Merrie Melodies - Warner Bros
In the Early 1930's, four brothers, Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner created the Warner Bros company, an entertainment company that produces all types of films, movies, etc. In 1937-38 they released a short animated eries of comedy called "Merrie Melodies, a gateway to Looney Tunes, which was a huge success. -
The Milky Way - Rudolf Ising
By the 40's color was a popular tool used in many animation studios. In 1940, Rudolf Ising released a short movie called "The Milky Way", a fun filled, kid-friendly, adventerous movie that was produced in technicolor and later ended up winning an Academy Award for short film the same year. -
Flintstones - William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
By the 1960's animation in theatr's and short animation films that people set out tp watch weren't as common. Istead, families started to watch their short animation films on a new invention known as televison. On televison (TV) a knew sticome known as the Flinststones created by American animator William Hanna and Italian American cartoonist Joseph Barbera was getting ever more popular. Not only was it the firts series on prime television, it also brought in major amounts of success.
