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| 15,000 B.C. - 1900 | This section is divided up into segments that you can go into and explore based on time.
Using this page as your home base, you can find many interesting things about the history of animation and some general events that are either major milestones from a human historical perspective or events that are directly related to the advancement of animation specifically. By clicking on the dates shown here, you will be taken to a more detailed timeline that lists the major events of the time period. By clicking on the links within this timeline you can find more details and images of inventions, events, people, and assorted productions. I've also begun adding links to YouTube pages so you can view many of the cartoons listed. Just be sure to use the "back" button on your browser to get back to this website. As per usual, this is a work in progress. The information is not by any means exhaustive. I've tried to find as many sources for the information contained. In several cases I found conflicting facts, dates, or details and I apologise for any information that is wrong. If you have any further information regarding the error, please feel free to e-mail me and I'll try to make the corrections. Bear with me as some of the links may not take you anywhere, eventually they will as I load more stuff on over time. I've added in some auxillary pages showing some of my favorite animation drawings here.
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Inventions & Events related to Animation While most of these events may seem obscure, they will give you a better understanding of the progress made over time by mankind in the area of optical manipulation. You'll also notice how events begin to speed up towards the beginning of the 20th century almost to the point where they become exponential. |
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Early Animation pioneers Blackton, Barre, McCay |
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| 1911 - 1920 | |||||||||||||||
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Early Animation Studios Animation Innovations World War I |
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Early Sound Disney, Van Bueren, Iwerks, Harman-Ising |
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Wacky Theatrical Shorts Warner Bros., M.G.M., Disney, Lantz, Terry |
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The Golden Age World War II |
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Early Television Death of Theatrical Shorts UPA |
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Television Series Limited Animation |
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Saturday Morning Cartoons | ||||||||||||||
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Rebirth of Theatrical Features | ||||||||||||||
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Computer Animation | ||||||||||||||
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Animation Renasance | ||||||||||||||