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The Magic Lantern is an image projector using pictures on sheets of glass. Since some sheets contain moving parts, it is considered the first example of projected animation.
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Animation on film was only possible because of invention of photography in 1827 by Joseph Niépce.
Louis Daguerre, an assistant to Niépce, developed a new process for developing images in 1837 called tin-type photos, also known as Daguerre-types.
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America’s premier inventor, Thomas Alva Edison, developed a motion picture camera (the kinetograph) and a projector (the kinetoscope) in 1891.
He filmed random events including haircuts, boxing matches, Annie Oakley, and the new Brooklyn Bridge.
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In the 1920s, movie theatres popped up around the country. Sound was not added until 1927; all of the movies were silent.
Because of the popularity of movies, there became a strong demand for animated cartoons. The first studios were based in New York.
Most studios relocated to California to take advantage of the good weather.
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disney relocated in south california following many motion picture studios.
walt disney was first to use sound in "steamboat willie".
During his life, Disney released 19 animated feature films.
He came up with several innovated techniques for making animated movies including:
the pencil test
the storyboard
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Max Fleischer invented the rotoscope; a machine that allowed an artist to trace over the live action from a movie film.
The Fleischer brothers would have success in the 1930s with Betty Boop and her spinoff character, Popeye the Sailor Man.
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Walt Disney releases Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first animated
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During what many consider to be the “Golden Age” of animation, theatrical cartoons became an integral part of popular culture. These years are defined by the rise of Walt Disney (Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Silly Symphonies), Warner Brothers, MGM, and Fleischer (Betty Boop, Popeye).
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DePatie-Freleng Enterprises wins the Academy Award for Best Short Film
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The animation industry began to adapt to the fact that television continued its rise as the
entertainment medium of choice for American families. Studios created many cartoons for TV, using a “limited animation” style. By the mid ‘80s, with help from cable channels such as The Disney Channel and Nickolodeon, cartoons were ubiquitous on TV. -
The Simpsons is an American adult animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated program, and in 2009 it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series.
