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Zoetrope
Description - The zoetrope is an optical toy that produces an illusion of motion from a rapid succession of static images. This is done by spinning the chamber and looking through the slits inside. the images are spun at a speed resulting in the appearance of motion. Video Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBg6dAE3mI0 Source(s)/Image Citation -
@AnnotatdZoetrop. "About zoetropes." The Annotated Zoetrope. N.p., 23 Sept. 2010. Web. 13 Sept. 2016. -
Phenakistoscope
Description - Similar to the Zoetrope, but instead of slits you look down onto the spinning disc. This gives the same illusion of movement. when spun fast enough. Image Citation -
"Phenakistoscope." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2016. Video Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0OA4k8IJXM Source(s) -
"The Phenakistoscope, the First Device to Demonstrate the Illusion of a Moving Image (1832 – 1834)." : HistoryofInformation.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2016. -
Praxinscope
Description - Invented by Charles-Émile Reynaud. Similar to the Zoetrope and had a spinning circle, where it would then be reflected on glass and enlarged on a piece of cloth. Similar to a modern day projector. Video Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez_UJAafRMs Source(s)/Image Citation -
"Praxinoscope." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2016. -
Gertie, The Trained Dinosaur
Description - Was the first animated film involving a dinosaur. Made and used by Winsor Mccay mixed with a live performance to give the Illusion of commanding the dinosaur. Video Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmVra1mW7LU Source(s)/Image Citation -
"Gertie the Dinosaur." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2016. -
Koko The Clown
Description - Used the revolutionary Rotoscope, a device that allowed human movement tracing, to produce a more like like animation. The creator, Max Fleischer, used this to create this animation as a form of entertainment. Video Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX9O4xDW0Kc Source(s)/Image Citation -
"Koko the Clown." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2016. -
Felix The Cat
Description - Felix the Cat was created by Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer in 1919. Felix was designed as a humorous cartoon character that was an anthropomorphic cat. Felix marked the beginning of when animation started to grab peoples attention to draw movie audiences. Video Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdc1HUwL_zU Source(s)/Image Citation - "Felix the Cat." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2016. -
Steamboat Willie
Description - Produced by Walt Disney, Steamboat willie was one of the first animations to feature coordinated sound and video. The film itself brings forward the first use of Mickey Mouse and is one of "Disney's" earliest works. Video Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6E4 Source(s)/Image Citation -"Steamboat Willie." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2016. -
Looney Tunes
Description - Looney Tunes is an animated series produced by Warner Bros. This is one of the longest running animation series that is centered around anthropomorphic characters and how they interact between each other and humans. Image Citation - "Looney Tunes - Forum | Dafont.com." Looney Tunes - Forum | Dafont.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2016. Video Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM6xvpzqCUA Source(s) - "Looney Tunes." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2016. -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Description - is one of the first full length features using animation. The original animation for Snow White was drawn on paper and shot with a revolutionary "Multiplane Camera" where it gave the appearance of move lifelike and realistic animations if done correctly. Video Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGwnWb2gsv8 Source(s)/Image Citation -
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Film)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2016. -
(CGI) Computer Animated Hand
Description - Edwin Catmull, founder of Pixar, created the first completely computer generated image animation. This achievement marked the dawn of modern animation. Image Citation - @digitaltrends. "Let’s Give a Hand to the Original 3D Computer Animation from 1972." Digital Trends. Digital Trends, 01 Feb. 2015. Web. 19 Sept. 2016. Video Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdedV81UQ5k Source(s) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Computer_Animated_Hand -
Facial animations
Description - Computer Scientist Frederic Parke created the first computer generated physically modeled human face. Parkes original idea of "Virtual modeling" has become widespread and is used in almost every animation today. Video Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPMFhcC4SvQ Source(s)/Image Citation - Hussein, Tehseen. "The First Computer Generated Facial Animation from 1974." Overhead Compartment. Overhead ORG., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2016. -
Tron
Description - Made by Steven Lisberger. Tron is a sci-fi film based around a computer programmer who is transported inside the software world of a computer. This film relied heavily on backlit animation. This film was one of the first of its kind that used cgi heavily for a movie. Video Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3efV2wqEjEY Source(s)/Image Citation -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron -
Jurassic Park
Description - Based in a fictional park, where they have brought dinosaurs back to life and an archeologist and his associates become trapped in the park with dinosaurs running rampent. Video Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc0UehYemQA Source(s)/image citation - "Jurassic Park (film)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2016. -
Toy Story
Description - Toy story is an animated film about anthropomorphic toys who pretend to be lifeless when humans are near. The story is about Woody, a Cowboy, and Buzz Lightyear, an astronaut, The film covers their series of events, in which Buzz gets lost and they have to recover him,before he is destroyed. Video Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYz2wyBy3kc Source(s)/Image Citation - "Toy Story." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2016. -
Avatar
Description - Produced/Directed by James Cameron, Avatar was a movie based in an almost completely CGI word. The movie itself is set in the future, where humans are colonizing other worlds. The movie is the first time CGI has been used for the majority of a movies video. Video Link (Trailer) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1_JBMrrYw8 Source(s)/Image Citation - "Avatar (2009 Film)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2016.
