The History of Animation

  • Thaumatrope

    Thaumatrope

    This device was created in 1824 by english physician John Ayerton paris.
  • Photography

    Photography

    Animation was only possible because of the invention of the Photography in 1827 by Joseph Niepce.
  • Phenakistoscope

    Phenakistoscope

    In 1832, Belgain physicist introduced the phenakistoscope . it used a spinning disk.
  • Praxinoscope

    Praxinoscope

    The praxinoscope was invented in france in 1877 by Charles Emile Reynaud.
  • Silent Films

    Silent Films

    From the very beginnings of film production, the art of motion pictures grew into full maturity in the "silent era" (1894–1929) before silent films were replaced by "talking pictures" in the late 1920s.
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc

    The Passion of Joan of Arc

    The Passion of Joan of Arc was one of the most popular silent films in 1928.
  • Tom & Jerry

    Tom & Jerry

    om and Jerry were first introduced in 1931 by Van Beuren in a short film called Wot a Night, lasting 8 minutes and 19 seconds. The series only lasted 2 years. In 1940 Joseph Barbera and William Hanna re-created the series using a cat and a mouse.
  • Disneys First Film

    Disneys First Film

    The studio produced its first feature-length animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937