The document provides a history of animation from its earliest origins in paleolithic cave paintings through key developments over time. Some of the earliest animation devices included the magic lantern in 1650, the thaumatrope in 1824, and the phenakistoscope in 1831. Important later developments included Winsor McCay's use of keyframe animation in Little Nemo and the first full-length cel animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, released by Disney in 1937. Modern milestones included Toy Story in 1995 as the first full-length CG feature and Avatar in 2009 which utilized new camera technology allowing live action and motion capture to be viewed simultaneously with CG.
2. Animation
Refers to the creation of a sequence of
imagesdrawn, painted, or produced by
other artistic methodsthat change over time
to portray the illusion of motion.
3. Paleolithic Period
Paleolithic cave paintings
Early attempts to convey motion
Animals with multiple sets of legs in
superimposed positions
4. The Magic Lantern
c. 1650
Consisted of a translucent oil painting, a
simple lens and a candle or oil lamp
Earliest known example of projected
animation
In a darkened room, the image would appear
projected onto an adjacent flat surface
5. Thaumatrope
1824
A small disk with different pictures on each
side and is attached to two pieces of string
When the strings are twirled quickly between
the fingers, the pictures appear to combine
into a single image
6. Phenakistoscope
1831
It was invented simultaneously by the Belgian
Joseph Plateau and the Austrian Simon von
Stampfer
A disk with a series of images
The device would be placed in front of a
mirror and spun
7. Zoetrope
1834
The concept was suggested by William George
Horner
Cylindrical spinning device
Frames of animation printed on a paper strip
placed around the interior circumference
8. Flip book
1868
John Barnes Linnett patented the first flip
book in 1868 as the kineograph
A small book with relatively springy pages,
each having one in a series of animation
images located near its unbound edge
9. Praxinoscope
1877
The first known animated projection on a
screen
Created in France by Charles-mile Reynaud
He projected the first animation in public,
Pauvre Pierrot
10. Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
1906
First entirely animated film
Created by J. Stuart Blackton
11. Little Nemo
Winsor McCay is the first to use a process
called Keyframe Animation in his film Little
Nemo
12. Gertie the Dinosaur
1914
Another film by McCay
First film to combine live action footage with
hand drawn animation
13. Felix the cat
1919
First appears as a silent comedy
Drawn and animated by Otto Mesmer
14. Steamboat Willie
1928
The first Disney cartoon is released which
features synchronised sound effects
15. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1937
The first ever cel-animated full length, full-
colour feature is released by Disney
16. Huckleberry Hound
1958
Hanna Barbera released Huckleberry Hound
A blue dog with a relaxed and sweet
personality
17. Star Trek 2 The Wrath of Khan
1980
First film to use Fractal-Generated Landscapes
in its Genesis Effect scene
18. Jurrasic Park
1993
Directed by Steven Spielberg
The film uses animatronics and CGI to create
realistic looking dinosaurs
19. Toy Story
1995
Directed by John Lasseter
Released by Disney Pixar
First ever full-length CG feature film
First theatrical film produced by Pixar
20. Final Fantasy: the Spirits Within
2001
By Hironobu Sakaguchi
The film is the first to attempt photo-realistic
synthetic humans in CG
21. AVATAR
2009
James Camarons Avatar is released by 20th
Century Fox
New camera technology is utilised which
allows the live acting and motion capture to
be viewed superimposed with CG in real
time
22. History of Indian animation
YEAR ANIMATION FILM DIRECTED BY
1974 Ek Anek Aur Ekta Vijaya Mulay
1986 Ghayab Aya Suddhasattwa Basu
1992
Ramayana: The Legend of Prince
Rama
Yugo Sako and Ram
Mohan
2005 Hanuman V.G. Samant