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photographic gathering of animals in motion
Eadweard Muybridge started his photographic gathering of animals in motion. -
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major events in animation history
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motion pictures
Thomas Edison started his research work into motion pictures. -
photographic film strips using a nitro-cellulose base.
George Eastman began the manufacture of photographic film strips using a nitro-cellulose base. -
Theatre Optique
Emile Renynaud, combining his earlier invention of the praxinoscope with a projector, opens the Theatre Optique in the Musee Grevin. It displays an animation of images painted on long strips of celluloid. -
"Humorous phases of funny faces
J. Stuart Blackton made the first animated film which he called "Humorous phases of funny faces." His method was to draw comical faces on a blackboard and film them. -
Language of animation developes
University of Utah, Ed Catmull develops an animation language and creates animation of a smooth shaded hand. -
SOUND, SOUND, SOUND!
Ken Perlin at NYU publishes a paper on noise functions for textures. He later applied this technique to add realism to character animations -
MICHEAL JACKSON
Beier and Neely, at SGI and PDI respectively publish an algorithm where line correspondences guide morphing between 2D images. "Demo" is Michael Jackson video Black and White. -
TOY STORY!
Toy Story first full-length 3D CG feature film