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The Kaleidoscope
Invented by Sir David Brewster, was a tube using two mirrors that reflect multiple images of colored pieces of glass. -
Persistence of Vision with Regard to Moving Objects
Peter Mark Roget published "Persistence of Vision with Regard to Moving Objects that presented the idea that a succession of still images could create the appearance of motion (not an exact date). -
Thaumotrope
The thaumotrope was invented. It was a disk with two sides to it, so when it flipped it seemed as though the one animation was something else (not an exact date). -
Creation of the Phenakitstoscope
This machine, created by Joseph Plateau, produced an illusion of movement by allowing the person looking at it to gaze at a rotating disk containing small windows; however, behind the windows was another disk containing a sequence of images. When the disks were rotated at the correct speed, the synchronization of the windows with the images created an animated effect (not an exact date). -
FlipBook Animation Introduced
The first flipbook animation appeared in September 1868. It was patented by James Barnes Linnett. -
Animal Animations
Eadweard Muybridge began to gather photos of animals putting them in motion to animate them (not an exact date). -
Creation of the Praxinoscope
The praxinoscope, invented in 1877 by Charles-Émile Reynaud, was made by using strips of picture around the inside of a circle, and a set of mirrors on another circle inside the original. When the wheel turned, it seemes as though the images would move (not an exact date). -
Motion Pictures
Thomas Edison began his research on motion pictures (not an exact date). -
First Hand-held Box Camera
Gearge East invented the first hand-held box camera (not an exact date). -
Movie Camera and Projector
The age of the movie camera and projector begins (not an exact date). -
Fantasmagorie
The first film depicting white figures on a black background was produced by France Emile Cohl (not an exact date). -
Little Red Riding Hood
Walt Disney creates his first animated short called 'Little Red Riding Hood' (not an exact date). -
Gertie the Dinosaur
Gertie the Dinosaur was produced by Windsor McCay (not an exact date). -
Rotoscoping
John Bray patents rotoscoping which was developed by Max Fleischer (not an exact date). -
"Felix the Cat"
Pat Sullivan created an American cartoon called "Felix the Cat" (not an exact date). -
First Color Cartoon
The first colored cartoon, John Randolph Bray's The Debut of Thomas Cat, was released (not an exact date). -
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Walt Disney created Oswald shortly before coming up with Mickey and Minnie Mouse (not an exact date). -
Mickey Mouse Introduction
The character Mickey Mouse was introduced and voiced by Walt Disney in 1928. He first debuted in 'Plane Crazy'. The first Micky Mouse cartoon with sound was 'Steamboat Willie'. -
"Steam Boat Willy"
Walt Disney created the first cartoon with synchronized sound. -
Betty Boop Introduction
Betty Boop's first appearance was in 1930 when she was in a cartoon called 'Dizzy Dishes'. Created by Max Fleischer and various animators, the film series was produced by Fleischer Studios and then was released by Paramount Pictures (actual date unknown). -
King Kong
This animation features several stop-motion animated characters (not an exact date). -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
In 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs became the first full-length animated movie. It was also the first produced in full colour and the first to be produced by Walt Disney. The release of Snow White was at a cost of $1.5 million. -
Mr. Bug Goes to Town
This was the first full-length animated musical (not an exact date). -
Bambi
Walt Disney's creation of Bambi was released (not an exact date). -
Morphing
Willow uses morphing in live action film (not an exact date). -
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast becomes the first fully animated film to recieve an Oscar nomination for Best Picture (not an exact date). -
Jurassic Park
Realistic living creatures. -
Toy Story Creation
The first full-length Toy Story movie. -
Shrek
The Oscars created a category entitiled "Best Animated Film", with Shrek the first movie to win this award (not an exact date). -
The Polar Express
The Polar Express becomes the first fully-animated film to use motion capture technology to render all of its characters (not an exact date). -
'Wallis and Gromit'
Created by Aardman animations, these characters were brought alive by Nick Park using modelling clay and wire and then animated using stop motion animation (not an exact date).
