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What- the Zoetrope Who- Willam Horner Where- England Importance- Jumping point for stop animation, concept still used in Gifs today. Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBg6dAE3mI0
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What- Praxinoscope Who- Charles-Emile Reynaud Where- France Importance- built on the zoetrope by making a viewing port made of mirrors making the image look more stable. Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez_UJAafRMs
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What- Theatre Optique Who- Charles-Emile Reynaud Where- France Importance- Predecessor to movie theaters, improved on praxinoscope by allowing multiple people to see the images. Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4zQ49zgclM
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What- The Humpty Dumpty Circus Who- J. Stuart Blackton, and Albert E. Smith Where- America Importance- First stop-motion film Made in America. The developers used stop-motion to depict a circus with acrobats and animals. Video-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyKLKI-iQMU
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What- Humorous Phases of Funny Faces Who- James Stuart Blackton Where- America Importance- First use of stop-motion, made it look as if the characters were moving by themselves Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dRe85cNXwg
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What- Fantasmagorie Who- Emile Cohl Where- France Importance- Used a mixture of stop-motion, and live action. Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEAObel8yIE
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What- Gertie the Dinosaur Who- Winsor Mcay Where- America Importance- Used Mcay's voice as Gertie's voice, Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36gqBoUSJ4M
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What- El Apostal Who- Alfonso de Laferrere Where- Argentina Importance- Worlds first colored animated feature film. Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG2L1KMDCu4
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What- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Who- Walt Disney Production Where- America Importance- First film made using exclusively hand drawn animation. Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03ZU-2lxliU
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What- Toy Story Who- Produced by Pixar Studios, but released by Walt Disney Pictures Where- America Importance- First completely computer-animated film. Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYz2wyBy3kc