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History of animation
- Katsudō ShashinA three-second loop shows a young boy in a sailor suit writing kanji characters on a blackboard. He turns to face the viewer, removes his cap, and bows…
- Walt DisneyWalter Elias Disney was born on the 5th of December 1901 at 1249 Tripp Avenue in Chicago's Hermosa neighborhood. He moved to a farm in Marceline, Missouri…
- History of animeBefore the first film projector ever turned on in Tokyo, Japanese audiences experienced moving images through a device called utsushi-e.
- Academy Award for Best Animated FeatureThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences resisted creating a dedicated award for animated features for decades. They considered there simply too few…
- Disney RenaissanceWalt Disney died in 1966, and his brother Roy followed him five years later. The studio leadership passed to Donn Tatum, Card Walker, and Ron Miller.
- American animationVitagraph released Humorous Phases of Funny Faces in 1906. This short film marked the first documented instance of American animation.
- Saturday-morning cartoonIn the 1950s, animation production shifted from theatrical shorts to television blocks following the Paramount Decree. Jason Mittel argues that by the end of…