History of Animated Movies - History of Animation

What would life be like without our morning cartoons or our trip to the movie theater to see an animated film? Read on and find out the history of animated movies, our beloved childhood friends.

The Beginning of No End. Once upon a time, there was a great man named Thomas Edison. He was an inventor who experimented with many things. In case you didn't know, he also created the light bulb! But there was another machine that changed the world and that was called the Kinetoscope. It was the most basic of "movie projectors." However, it did a lot for expanding the movie regime.

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The Beginning of No End Once upon a time, there was a great man named Thomas Edison. He was an inventor who experimented with many things. In case you didn't know, he also created the light bulb! But there was another machine that changed the world and that was called the Kinetoscope. It was the most basic of "movie projectors." However, it did a lot for expanding the movie regime.

The Brief History of Animation (Animation Timeline) With the gradual advance of movie projectors, instead of showing a film picture by picture in slide form, movie makers were able to make the pictures flow together and create motion. However, every movie first started out silently. Yes, these animated cartoons (graphics) were silenced with no voice to speak out.

In the United States from 1900s to the 1920s, there were many silent animated characters. Felix the Cat, Mickey Mouse, and the old Disney movie animations were all portrayed with no voice. However, these are also the best classic movies and tell us about the history of our culture.

Eventually, as young America grew up, their love for animation grew with them. This resulted in a more modernized animation. There became more animated movies directed toward adults such as Roger Rabbit which involved both real people and cartoons (a feat that did not happen before its time.) Manga and adult cartoons also started appearing on television.

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2-D animation soon grew one more dimension. To make animated animations seem more real, the movie director for Disney and other movie directors decided to make 3-D film animation. In fact, they became so popular that Disney decided to close down their studios that used hand drawn animated films!