History of Animation

By JoseMorales
  • Birth of Photography

    Birth of Photography

    Invented by Joseph Niepce
  • Thaumatrope

    Thaumatrope

    This device was created by English physician John Ayerton Paris which has 2 different drawings on opposite sides of a disc. When the disc is spun, the images merge into one.
  • Phenakistoscope

    Phenakistoscope

    Belgian Physicist Joseph Plateau introduced the Phenakistoscope (Spindle Viewer).
  • Zoetrope

    Zoetrope

    Invented by William Horner, consisted of a cylinder with slits cut vertically in the sides. As it spun the user looked through the slits at the pictures across.
  • Praxinoscope

    Praxinoscope

    Invented in France by Charles-Emile Reynaud.
  • Narrative Films

    Narrative Films

    "The Great Train Robbery" led to silent films.
  • Sound in Animation

    Sound in Animation

    Walt Disney's, "Steamboat Willie" was the first animated cartoon with sound.
  • Winsor McCay dies

    Winsor McCay dies

    American Cartoonist Winsor McCay dies in July 26, 1934..
  • Color in Animation

    Color in Animation

    Walt Disney's, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was the first animated film with color.
  • Walt Disney Dies

    Walt Disney Dies

    In December 15, 1966, American Cartoonist Walt Disney dies of lung cancer in Burbank, California.