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Peter Roget first states that moving objects will create the illusion of something being "alive".
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Phenakistoscope was created, it was a disk that span and created an illusion of moving figures.
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" Kinetoscope" is invented by Thomas Edison, and was a machine that used a large strip of film to create the visual effect that is similar to today's movies.
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First paper cutout animation is created by Emile Cohl.
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"Gertie, The Trained Dinosaur" is produced and consists of 10,000 drawings made by Winsor Mccay.
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Max Fleischer creates "Koko The Clown", a famous animated clown.
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Felix The Cat is created, and became one of the most famous characters during the silent film era.
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"Disney Brothers" is founded by Walt and Roy Disney.
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"The Jazz Singer" is released by Warner Brothers, and introduced images and sound combined.
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Mickey Mouse is created by Walt Disney and made his first deput in the same year in "Steamboat Willie".
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Harry, Jack, Albert, and Sam create Warner Bros, by using their last name(s).
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Warner Bros creates Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, and Porky The Pig. These characters are the most famous characters that Warner Bros have created.
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"Sketchpad" is released by Ian Sutherland, and was the first computer program that could be used for drawing and drafting.
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"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", a film Walt Dsney produced, is released.
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"Superman" is created, and was the first animated tv show created.
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Walt Disney, a pioneer in animation, dies from lung cancer and leaves the company to his brother.
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The first Computer Facial Animation is made by Fred Parke.
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First movie with CG effects added.
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First game to use animation as the greater part of the game.
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The film "Willow" is released, and was the first film to contain morphing.
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First movie with realistic animated creatures implemented
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"Toy Story" is released, and was the first first full-length CG film.
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"Blender", an open source animation program written in C and C++, was first released.
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Finding Nemo became the highest grossing animation of all time.
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"Chicken Little" is released, and was the first film to use digital 3d animation, where the effect is the characters seem to bulg out of the screen.
