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beginings to date (introduction)
Animation is the drawing of any image which goes through variations over a period to portray the illusion of motion. The interest in drawings in actual motion dates back to days of old or more specific the Palaeolithic age as history suggest. They were if you may, initial pioneers who sparked the idea of images with as well as that the ancient Iranian and Chinese heritage have some early history that suggest people of that period had sturdy interest too. I plan to show the different types of a -
The Thumatrope 1824/26
With its name translated in English from its Greek title, this animation is really a wonder turner. The thumatrope suggest this was one very early animation but yet perplexed the idea of images in motion to a reality. After research I know that this type of animation was created in the time period of the Victorian era by Dr. John A. Paris, roughly between the years 1824 to 1826. The way this animation works is by cutting a circle shape out of a piece of paper or cardboard, from there draw two d -
Zoetrope
Another early animation named the zoetrope was invented by William Horner in 1834. It was said to of thought Horner had inspiration from plateau who created the Phenakistoscope. Its original name was titled “Daedalum” which in translation meant “wheel of the devil”. It actually did not get popular or serious exposure till the 1860s where exposure was gained from France to America. The actual toy is portrayed in the form of “drum” type cylinder shape with slits and a sequence of images on the i -
Phenakistoscope
One of the earliest animations exposed to the world was the phenakistoscope. This type of animation was initially created by Joseph Plateau who is from Belgium. The animation creator Plateau gave his newly found craft the name phenakistoscope translated in English “spindle viewer”. The short history behind this animation is that plateau had influence from similar work of Michael Faraday and Peter Mark Roget Faraday had invented a device he called "Michael Faraday's Wheel” prior to that, however -
flipbook
A different type of creation with the same purpose was the flip book. This type of animation was created in the year 1868 by John Barnes linnet however after research it was said that early elements of this type of animation by Max Skladanowsky a German film pioneer who used a similar based method with this type of animation. The way in which this type of animation works is that a book will contain a sequence pictures or drawn that may change from a current page to a next , once the pages are -
praxinoscope
Later on after the Zoetrope another animation had hit the scene and that was the Praxinoscope. On in 1877 it was invented by a French born science teacher named Émile Reynaud. Based on research and by me looking at the toy, The Praxinoscope has elements of William George Horner's Zoetrope as they both used an open top drum type cylinder shape , with images on the inside of the shape. However there was some contrast as it had an extra cylinder or another mini drum type shape placed in the middle -
Kinetoscope
Created in 1888 however publically became popular in 1889 & 1892 the kinetoscope was a pioneer for modern film and animation. Edward Muybridge was an English photographer important for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion and in motion-picture projection and the important element of the “zoopraxiscope”. Thomas Edison was an American innovator as he created what we know as today as the Light-bulb. After research on the internet I found that Edison possibly found influence and -
Lumiere brothers cinematographe
The lumiere brothers where next in line for animation motion history. Auguste and Louis (lumiere brothers) where French and lived in Lyon. Research suggests that the brothers were technically gifted and as their father ran a photography company it was very likely they were going to do something in relation with that. After seeing Thomas Edison creation the kinetescope , the brothers became inspired and decided to attempt their own animation tool with a twist. As they have history with photograph -
20th century
20th century
I feel like this is time period in which had to excel their predecessors and they did and from there sky was and up till then sky was the limit. -
James Stuart Blackton
The first or if not one of the first pioneers of the early 20th century was James Stuart Blackton and a title he carried the title father of animation. Blackton was born in England in the year 1875 however by the age of ten he and his family moved to New York. After showing enthusiasm for art and drawing, later in his early 20s blackton worked for newspaper company as an artist and a reporter. By chance an early animation legend Thomas Edison was interviewed by blackton and drawings by blackton -
First official animated movie
El Apóstol (Spanish: "The Apostle") was a 1917 Argentine animated film utilizing cutout animation, and the world's first animated feature film.[1] It was written and directed by Quirino Cristiani, and consisted of a total of 58,000 frames played over the course of 70 minutes -
Walt disney
Another iconic figure which has had an impact on the world and a culture was Walt Disney. Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago. Walt had very early interests in art; he would often sell drawings to neighbours to make extra money. He pursued his art career, by studying art and photography by going to McKinley High School. However due to his parents did not have enough money to further his studies, Disney tried to join the army but was rejected and so he joins the red-cross and was -
Warner Bros
A successful film production company and pioneer/contributor to the animation generation of the 20th century Warner Brothers Company has paved the way with animation. Warner Bros. bought their cartoons at first from a man name Leon Schlesinger releasing their first cartoon in 1930. Over the years they came out with cartoons which have lasted generations from the loony-toons franchise to the comic based brand of DC heroes -
Hanna Babera
Another standout company who started to produce animated cartoon series was the partnership of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. They both partnered together to have a powerful and lasting impact on television animation. Since the late 1950s, Hanna-Barbera programs have been a staple of television entertainment. With hit animated TV shows such as Tom and Jerry to the Flintstones hanna – barbera have crossed the boundaries and have entered into film, books, toys, and all manner of other media. -
Norman McLaren
Another pioneer from the animation era of the 20th century was Norman McLaren. McLaren was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada. He was a pioneer in a number of areas of animation and filmmaking, including drawn on film animation, visual music, abstract film, pixilation and graphical sound. McLaren is remembered for his experiments with image and sound as he developed a number of innovative techniques for combining and syn -
Nickalodeon
Nickelodeon Studios has been producing animated shows since 1991. For about 20 years, this American animation studio has churned out animated classics such as Rugrats (1991-2003),SpongeBob Squarepants (1999-present), Jimmy Neutron (2002-2006), Avatar: The Last Airbender(2005-2008), and Dora the Explorer (2000-present), just to name a few. For safe, quality family animation, parents can turn to Nickelodeon. -
jurasic park
The "Jurassic Park" series is known for the realism of its creatures, both the animatronic and digital versions. When the original "Jurassic Park" came out in 1993, it set a new standard for the realistic portrayal of dinosaurs, creatures that have never been seen alive by man. "Jurassic Park II: The Lost World" continued to improve the vision, and "Jurassic Park III," the latest movie in the series, raised the bar once again. -
21st century
I feel like the current age we are in the most innovative technologies which have been created and are the verge are steadily improving animation and the creative levels of it. There have been elements of the past which have been taking into account and created many different and prolific steps towards great visual excitement. -
avatar
this film is one of the highest grossing films of all time worth bilions and billions. its visual prospects gave a new type of animation view. A number of innovative visual effects techniques were used in the production of Avatar. According to Cameron, work on the film had been delayed since the 1990s to allow the techniques to reach the necessary degree of advancement to adequately portray his vision of the film.
