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The Thaumatrope was created by John Ayerton Paris
The thaumatrope is the most basic of motion toys. It consists of a disc that is attached to two pieces of string. When twirled, the images on the sides of the disc are perceived together as a single image. -
birth of photagraphy
Animation on film was only possible because of invention of photography in 1827 by Joseph Niépce. -
The Phenakistoscope was created by Joseph Plateau
Used a spinning disc attached vertically to a handle. The user would spin the disc and look through the moving slits at the disc's reflection in a mirror. -
The Praxinoscope was invented by Charles-Émile Reynaud.
This improved on the zoetrope by replacing its narrow viewing slits with an inner circle of mirrors. -
Eadweard J. Muybridge gives motion to pictures
Using twenty-four cameras, a system of trip shutters, and high speed film, Muybridge’s series of still photographs gave the impression of motion. -
George Melies Creates A trip to the Moon
In 1902, Georges Méliès made his most famous film, “A Trip to the Moon.The film included the celebrated scene in which a spaceship hits the man in the moon in the eye. -
Émile Cohl creates Fantasmagorie
In 1908, Cohl created “Fantasmagorie.” This animation was created using an illuminated glass plate for his table while drawing black lines on paper -
Otto Messmer creates felix the cat
In 1919, Otto Messmer created Felix the Cat for the Pat Sullivan Studios. -
the golden age of animation
, many film studios were in California and had their own animation departments. The major animation studios were:
Disney Studios
Warner Brothers (Leon Schesinger)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Universal Studios (Walter Lantz) -
Walt Disney creates flowers and trees
In 1932, “Flowers and Trees” was the first cartoon released in color. It won the first Academy Award presented to a cartoon.
