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The Kinetoscope, invented by Thomas Edison, projected an 11-metre length of fi lm in 13 seconds.
1889 1914 1919 1928 1930Gertie the Dinosaur is the fi rst animated short to feature a proper character, by animator Winsor McCay.
Felix the Cat becomes the fi rst famous
animated cartoon
character.
Mickey Mouse arrives in the Disney six-minute Plane Crazy.
Betty Boop debuts.
1935
The fi rst Porky Pig, I Haven’t got a Hat
1938
Bugs Bunny makes his debut.
1982Tron marks the fi rst time that computer-generated images are used extensively within fi lm.
ANIMAZING Paul Klee, the artist, said: ‘A drawing is simply a line going for a walk’, and nothing could be truer about animation.Check out this timeline of walking art!
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1991 1993 1995 1999 2001Beauty and the Beast is the fi rst fully-
animated fi lm to receive an Oscar
nomination for Best Picture.
Jurassic Park becomes the fi rst live-action fi lm to feature photorealistic computeranimated creatures.
The fi rst computeranimated fi lm, Toy Story, is released.
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Star Wars: Episode 1 marks the fi rst fi lm to use computer-generated imagery in terms of its sets, special effects, and supporting
characters.
The Oscars create the category Best Animated Film. Shrek wins the fi rst award.
20032013 2012Finding Nemo becomes
the highest grossing animated movie of
all time.
2004The Polar Express becomes the fi rst fullyanimated fi lm to use motion capture technology to render all of its characters.
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1937Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney’s fi rst full-length animated movie.
1975Revolutionary specialeffects company Industrial Light & Magic is founded by George Lucas.
2009Monsters vs Alienswas the fi rst animated fi lm produced in 3D, instead of being converted into 3D in a post- production process.
Zambezia is a South African production by
Triggerfi sh Studios which took the world
by storm in 2012, making
it the most successful
South African fi lm ever!
Triggerfi sh Studiofi lm Khumba will make its debut in SA theatres on 25 October 2013.
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