The document traces the origins and evolution of animation from early cave drawings attempting to depict motion, through devices like the zoetrope in the 1800s, to the first animated short films in the early 1900s made using techniques like paper cutouts and celluloid. It highlights some key milestones like Walt Disney's first sound animated film Steamboat Willie and discusses how animation has advanced with modern technologies but remains hugely popular today through large studios like Disney and Pixar.

2. The first sign of animation dates back to
paleolithic times discovered by a Greek
astronomer called Ptolemy in 130AD. The first
drawings were found as cave men drawings on
the walls which showed different positions of
the animals. So they were trying to recreate the
motion of the animal.

3. Then a Chinese man made an animation device
which was called a zoetrope. There was also
other devices which were called
Phenakistoscope, praxinoscope and the flip book
and all made in the 1800s. The flip book is made
up of sequential drawings, this means that when
you flip it, it makes an animation.
The first animated short film was made by
someone called J. Stuart Blackton it was called
“humorous phases of funny faces”.

4. In 1910 a woman called Emilie Cohl was the first
person to make an animation out of paper cut
outs. In 1913 the development of celluloid made
it easier to make animations.
Walt Disney's first animation was Steamboat
Willie which was the first animation ever to have
sound. Then they went on to make a full length
film called snow white.
To watch Steamboat Willie click on link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6
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5. In todays society animation is bigger and popular than ever
before. As you have the main companies such as Walt
Disney and Disney Pixar which have produced an astounding
amount of animations in the past 10 years these include
Frozen, Monsters Ink, Cars and the most famous, Mickey
Mouse.
Some of these animations have been made in HD even 3D
which has changes the way animation has been made, to
when it originally started which was in black and white and
the picture wasn’t very clear.