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A cel, short for celluloid, is a transparent sheet on which objects are drawn or painted for traditional, hand-drawn animation. Actual celluloid (consisting of cellulose nitrate and camphor) was used during the first half of the 20th century. Since it was flammable and dimensionally unstable, celluloid was largely replaced by cellulose acetate.
A background scene was projected separately. Piano music, song and some dialogue were performed live, while some sound effects were synchronized with an electromagnet. The first program included three cartoons: Pauvre Pierrot (created in 1892), Un bon bock (created in 1892, now lost), and Le Clown et ses chiens (created in 1892, now lost).
1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s ... The Debut of Thomas Cat, the first animated cartoon in color. [1 ... designer (swirling star logo for Hanna-Barbera ...
An animated cartoon or simply cartoon is an animated film, usually short, featuring an exaggerated visual style. The style takes inspiration from comic strips, gag cartoons, and other non-animated or still cartoons. It often features anthropomorphic animals, superheroes, or the adventures of human protagonists.
Before animation begins, a preliminary soundtrack or scratch track is recorded so that the animation may be more precisely synchronized to the soundtrack. Given the slow manner in which traditional animation is produced, it is almost always easier to synchronize animation to a preexisting soundtrack than it is to synchronize a soundtrack to pre-existing animation.
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As TV became a phenomenon and began to draw audiences away from movie theaters, many children's TV shows included airings of theatrical cartoons in their schedules, and this introduced a new generation of children to the cartoons of the 1920s and 1930s. Cartoon producer Paul Terry sold the rights to the Terrytoons cartoon library to television ...
This cartoon was once lost but was found in 2009 at the Austrian Film Museum in Vienna. Rival Romeos: March 5 "The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" Bright Lights: March 19: Sagebrush Sadie: April 1: Lost cartoon, but pencil test footage survives Ride 'Em Plowboy: April 15: Lost cartoon Ozzie of the Mounted: April 30 "The Adventures of ...