Animation techniques are incredibly varied and difficult to categorize. Techniques are often related or combined. The following is a brief on common types of animation. Again, this list is by no means comprehensive. Traditional...
1917 The Apostle, El Apóstol (Argentina), the world’s first animated feature film, by Quirino Cristiani (70 min) 1918 Without a Trace, Sin dejar rastros (Argentina) 1926 The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Die Abenteuer des...
Rotoscoping is an animation technique in which animators trace over live-action film movement, frame by frame, for use in animated films. Originally, pre-recorded live-action film images were projected onto a frosted glass panel and...
In order to qualify for this list, films must be over 40 minutes long and have animation in at least 75% of their running time, or have at least 40 minutes of animation in...
A list of works that were produced using rotoscoping. in animated films: Snow White (1933 cartoon) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs The 1940s Superman cartoons Yellow Submarine Wizards The Lord of the Rings...
History of Chinese animation 1922 first animation in a commercial Shuzhendong Chinese Typewriter 1926 first animation to showcase technology Uproar in the Studio and acknowledge Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan as pioneers. 1941 Princess...
North and South America History of Argentinian animation World’s first two feature-length animated films and first film with sound by Quirino Cristiani[1];Quirio Cristiani’s page (Spanish) History of Canadian animation Early Work Contributions of the...
Animation before film in 20th century. History of Czech animation Puppet animation, Jiřà Trnka, the Poetic animation school Catalogue of Czech animation Czech animation homepage History of Estonian animation 1931 – The Adventures of...
The history of film animation began in the 1890s with the earliest days of silent like films and continues through the present day. The first animated film was created by Charles-Émile Reynaud, inventor of...
The first examples of trying to capture motion into a drawing can already be found in paleolithic cave paintings, where animals are depicted with multiple legs in superimposed positions, clearly attempting to depict a...
Opening this past Saturday, the new planetarium film and exhibit celebrates regeneration and climate action through the beloved character’s whimsical felted lens.
Now out on all major VOD platforms, the Disney Legend’s 28-minute hand-drawn animated short, nearly a decade in the making, tells the heartwarming story of a young Ukrainian girl who must decide to save or leave in the wild an orphaned Siberian tiger cub she discovers.
In the upcoming season, a war between worlds ignites as Dante must battle the only force that mirrors his own: his estranged twin brother Vergil; premieres May 12, 2026.
So, you’re not Japanese but want to work in animation in Japan? Columnist Andrew Osmond talks about how it can happen with Joseph Chou, the CEO of Sola Entertainment, Sola Digital Arts, and Sola Animation.
The announcements and first look reveals were made during a talk show which featured Keisuke Itagaki, creator of the ‘BAKI’ manga series, and Paru Itagaki, creator of ‘BEASTARS,’ as part of Netflix’s 10th anniversary in Japan celebration.