History of animation timeline

phenakistoscope

Oct 10, 1831

The phenakistoscope was one of the first forms of animation, it was a disc of drawings, when spun it would be animated.

Kinetoscope

Oct 10, 1883

The Kinetoscope is an early motion picture exhibition device. You would look through it and see a motion picture, the divice only allowed one person to look at a time.

Gertie the dinosaur

Oct 10, 1914

Gertie the dinasour became popular and one of the first animations.

Felix the Cat

Oct 10, 1920

Felix the cat was one of the first cartoon characters with no sound. By the late 1920s with the arrival of sound cartoons Felix's success was fading.

Steam Boatb Willy

Oct 10, 1928

Walt Disney created the first cartoon with synchronized sound called "Steam Boat Willy".

Betty Boop

Oct 10, 1930

Film that introduced sound and a new style to cartoons. Betty boop was a sexual character. Betty boop was introduced to viewers by warner brothers.

Snow White

Oct 10, 1937

Disneys first full sound, animation, and color film was Snow White.

Gumby and Pokey

Oct 10, 1953

Gumby was created by Art Clokey in the early 1950s. Gumby was made out of clay and plastecine and was a stop motion tv show.

Single frame

Oct 10, 1977

Single frame technique is invented

CG Jurassic Park

Oct 10, 1993

Jurassic Park use of CG for realistic living creatures.