Timeline of Animation History

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    History of Animation

  • Thaumatrope

    Thaumatrope

    An invention created by John Paris, this form of animation was a disc with pictures on either side. When twirled, the pictures would form together.
  • Phenakistoscope

    Phenakistoscope

    The phenakistoscope was invented by Joseph Plateau. It was a series of animations that, when spun, created a repeated moving image.
  • Flipbook Animation

    Flipbook Animation

    A flipbook is bits of paper that when flipped through, create a scene of some kind. They are still made today but are the basics of animation.
  • Praxinoscope

    Praxinoscope

    It used a circle of pictures placed around the mirrors. Then you spin the device and the pictures reflected in the mirrors moved
  • First Motion Picture Film

    First Motion Picture Film

    The first motion picture film was made in 1888 by a Louis Le Prince.
  • Colour Television

    Colour Television

    This was when colour television was invented by Jan Szczepanik.
  • Stop Motion Animation

    Stop Motion Animation

    The first stop motion animation was the Humpty Dumpty Circus, created by Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton.
  • Warner Bros.

    Warner Bros.

    This company opened by four founding brothers soon became one of Hollywoods most sucessful businesses by 1924.
  • Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

    Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

    Directed by J. Stuart Blackton, this was one of the first films to use stop motion animation technology.
  • Claymation

    Claymation

    One of the first claymation productions was called The Sculptor's Welsh Rarebit Dream and was made by Edison Manufacturing in the US.
  • Gertie the Dinosaur

    Gertie the Dinosaur

    This was one of the first cartoons that included a character that seemed to have a personality. It used keyframe animation and was created by Winsdor McCay.
  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

    The first movie made by Walt Disney that had a running time of roughly 13 minutes.
  • Disney Brothers Cartoon

    Disney Brothers Cartoon

    This industry opened by a handful of people has now become one of the world's leading movie animators.
  • Mickey Mouse

    Mickey Mouse

    The first Mickey Mouse film released by Wlat Disney was 'Plane Crazy'. The second one had sound and was known as 'Steamboat Willie'.
  • Snow White

    Snow White

    The first full-length colour film produced by Walt Disney.
  • The Smurfs

    The Smurfs

    After being a comic book for some time, this franchise turned into a tv show with sound and colour created by Pierre Culliford.
  • CGI Animation

    CGI Animation

    This early stage of computer animation was created by Edward E. Zajac, Frank W. Sinden, Kenneth C. Knowlton, and A. Michael Noll.
  • Star Wars

    Star Wars

    This franchise focused heavily on special effects and some CGI and was created by George Lucas.
  • Toy Story

    Toy Story

    This Disney Pixar film was the first film to be completely made on computer.