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John Whitney Sr. (1917–1995) was an American animator, composer and inventor, widely considered to be one of the fathers of computer animation. [1] In the 1940s and 1950s, he and his brother James created a series of experimental films made with a custom-built device based on old anti-aircraft analog computers (Kerrison Predictors) connected by servomechanisms to control the motion of lights ...
Main article: Early history of animation. Animated movies are part of ancient traditions in storytelling, visual arts and theatre. Popular techniques with moving images before film include shadow play, mechanical slides, and mobile projectors in magic lantern shows (especially phantasmagoria ). Techniques with fanciful three-dimensional moving ...
The golden age of American animation was a period in the history of U.S. animation that began with the popularization of sound synchronized cartoons in 1928 and gradually ended in the 1960s when theatrical animated shorts started to lose popularity to the newer medium of television. [ 1] Animated media from after the golden age, especially on ...
Jon Gnagy (January 13, 1907 – March 7, 1981) was a self-taught artist most remembered for being America's original television art instructor, hosting You Are an Artist, which began on the NBC network and included analysis of paintings from the Museum of Modern Art, and his later syndicated Learn to Draw series. [ 2][ 3] As of 1986, over ...
Sergey Obraztsov, Georgiy Natanson, Grigoriy Lomidze. Soyuzmultfilm. Stop Motion. First Soviet full-length animated film made completely in stop-motion technology of animation [ 5][ 6] October 24, 1956. ( 1956-10-24) The Twelve Months.
Walt Disney Productions. Traditional / live action. First animated feature, and first feature film to be presented in stereophonic surround sound. Won 2 special Academy Awards . November 13, 1940. ( 1940-11-13) 1941. The Reluctant Dragon. United States.
British animation has been strengthened by an influx of émigrés to the UK; renowned animators such as Lotte Reiniger (Germany), John Halas (Hungary), George Dunning and Richard Williams (Canada), Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton (United States) have all worked in the UK at various stages of their careers. Notable full-length animated features to ...
Saludos Amigos. July 17, 1943. Victory Through Air Power. Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by United Artists. February 3, 1945. The Three Caballeros. Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. April 20, 1946. Make Mine Music.