Animation - time line

Phenakitoscope -1831

The phenakitoscope was an early animation device, the predecessor of the zoetrope . It was invented in 1831 by the  Joseph Plateau.The phenakistoscope use a spinning disc attached vertically on a handle. Around the center of the disc a series of pictures was drawn corresponding to frames of the animation

Zoetrope - 1834 

The modern zoetrope was produced in 1834 by William George Horner. The device is a cylinder with vertical slits around the sides. Around the inside edge of the cylinder there are a series of pictures on the opposite side to the slits. As the cylinder is spun, the user then looks through the slits to view the illusion of motion. this was one of the earliest animation devices made and lead to several other devices being made.

Flip book -1868

The first flip book was patented in 1868 by John Barnes Linnet. Flip books were yet another development that brought us closer to modern animation. Like the Zoetrope, the Flip Book creates the illusion of motion. A set of sequential pictures flipped at a high speed creates this effect.

Praxinoscope - 1869

The praxinoscope was invented by Charles-'Emile Reynaud and was a improved version of the zoetrope. the improvement on zoetrope was instead of looking through slits on the side, you looked through small mirrors one the side of the device. he device was similar to the zoetrope with a strip of animation in the middle to be viewed.

first moving animation - 1906

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces is a silent cartoon by J. Stuart Blackton released in 1906. It features a cartoonist drawing faces on a chalkboard, and the faces coming to life. It is generally regarded as the first animated film.It features movements as where a dog jumps through a hoop, a scene which actually uses cutout animation made to look like chalk outlines. The film moves at 20 frames per second.

first animation with a character - 1914

Gertie the Dinosaur is a 1914 American animated short film by Winsor McCay. Although not the first animated film, as is sometimes thought, it was the first cartoon to feature a character with an appealing personality.

first animation with synchronized- 1928

the first animation with synchronized sound was Steam boat willie. this particular animation was created by Walt disney and later went on to the creation of the character mickey mouse.

first colour animation - 1932

flowers and trees was the first animation with colour was made in 1932. the animation was produced by walt disney and was deemed a success at the time. this animation lead to more and more animations being made in colour.

first colour animated film - 1937

snow white and the seven dwarfs was the first colour animated film. It was the first full-length cel-animated feature in motion picture history, as well as the first animated feature film produced in America, the first produced in full color, the first to be produced by Walt Disney. it was deemed a classic and is still watched in modern day times.

first animated film to be shot in CGI- 1996

Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated film released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is Pixar's first feature film as well as the first ever feature film to be made entirely with CGI. the film was deemed a success and paved the way for more and more animated films to be made in CGI alone. CGI seemed more popular than other animation techniques.

first animated film to win a oscar - 2001 

Sherk won a oscar for the best animated film in 2001. this was the first year the category was introduced to the oscars.

first animated film to be  shot in 3D - 2005 

the first animated film to be shot entirely in 3D was chicken little. it was a successful film at the box office and this lead to a increase in children's films being made in 3D.