History of Animation

1900 - James Stuart Blackton, one of the co-founders of the Vitagraph

Company stop action photography = camera is stopped, the change is
made, and the camera is started again. Inspiration for Humorous Phases
of Funny Faces Stop Motion photography.
Emile Cole Fantasmagorie=first film comprised solely of animation.
=was characterized by dream-like sequences and
strange metamorphosis.
The Man in the Moon= combination of live action and

animation.

Winsor McCay (late 1960s) produced few films but with high quality.
Drew comic strips and also drew world of fantasies
like Cole.
Little Nemo in Slumberland = first film made,
official title: Winsor McCay: The famous
cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and his Moving
Comics = Blackton directed the lice action scene
and the film was released in April 08, 1911
How a Mosquito Operates = So realistic that
McCay was accused of tracing from photographs, he
responded with:
Gertie the Dinosaur = live stage act where McCay
animated himself and interacted with Gertie.
John Randolph Bray originally a reporter on comic strips on various New
York papers.
The Artists Dream (1910) = first animated
cartoon made in the U.S. by modern techniques was
the first to use 'cels' - transparent drawings laid over
a fixed background.
Col. Heeza Liars African Hunt (January 14,
1914)
Samuel Goldwyn
Otto Messmer Felix the Cat = Felix was the first character to be widely
merchandised. The last Felix the Cat cartoon was due to the advent of the
sound cartoon.
Max Fleischer Bray employee that invented rotoscoping .
Out of the Inkwell = cartoon series featuring KoKo the Clown. Later renamed as The Inkwell Imps.
Ko-Ko was soon replaced by Betty Boop.
Walter Lantz became the director general of the Bray Studios.
Walt Disney Alice Series

Oswald The Rabbit = became one of the most

popular cartoon series. However Disney did not own
the rights and the character was taken away.
Mickey Mouse = first appeared in the silent films:
Plane Crazy and Gallopin' Gaucho.
= November 18, 1928- Steamboat
Willie = Mickeys first animated film with
sound.
= Pluto, Goofy, and Donald Duck
joined Mickey.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves =
December 24, 1937
May 29, 1941 = 1/3 of artists went on strike.
DaveHilberman, Steve Bosustow & Zack Schwarts The Fox and the Crow
Mister Magoo
Jerald Mik Boing Boing
Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
M.G.M. William Hannah & Joseph Barbara Tom and Jerry first episode Puss gets the boot
William Hannah & Joseph Barbara HB Eneterprises The Huckleberry
Hound Show
The Flintstones, The Jetsons, The Yogi Bear
show, Scooby-Doo, Fantastic Four, The Adams
Family, The Smurfs
Soon became Cartoon Network

Thats All Folks!

By: Mervin Miranda