Disney, founded in 1923, is still to this day one of the most well known companies for animation.
Steamboat Willie (1928) was initially intended as a silent short but ended up a sound film. It is credited for the introduction of Mickey Mouse, one of the most well-known Disney characters. It was received well and after it's success all disney animations were made with sound.
The skeleton Dance (1929) was the first of a series of shorts named "The silly symphonies". It was also recieved well as the optimistic characters offered people a lift during the depression.
Three Little pigs (1933) was the most successful of the silly symphonies, so much so that it won an oscar for the best short film. The song "Who's afraid of the big bad wolf" became a song of resilience in the harsh economic climate in America.
The Wise little hen (1934) featured the first appearance of Donald duck (who would come to overtake Mickey mouse as disney's most popular character).
The Old Mill (1936) was a short that was basically used to test out techniques. It began the beginning of the Disney's striving for more realism. The short shows more realistic animals and also has more realistic sound effects when compared to the shorts that had come before it.
Along with the short films Disney made, they also realeased feature length films during this period, including;
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Pinocchio (1940)
Dumbo (1941)
Bambi (1942)
Cinderella (1950)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Peter Pan (1953)
Thanks to the invention of the rotoscope technique that had been created by Max Fleischer, animators could trace over live-action to create a more realistic animation.
Max Fleischer was also an animator himself. He created one of the most well known characters, Betty Boop. Originally designed as an anthropomorphic poodle, she was later re-modeled to appear a human. She was the first cartoon sex symbol with many of the films she appeared in having sexual references. She was popular with adult audiences, although with the introduction of the Hays code, her sexuality was toned down. She was designed with longer skirts and given a boyfriend along with other changes to make her seem more publically acceptable. She was then marketed to a younger audience, however, this led to her waning popularity and the last Betty Boop cartoon ended in 1939.
Popeye the sailor (1933) was another Fleischer creation. He started as a comic strip, introduced on screen alongside Betty Boop. He soon grew more popular among audiences than Betty Boop herself and in 1935 beat Mickey mouse in popularity polls.
Gulliver's travels (1939) was another animation from the period that used the rotoscope technique. However, the technique worked with only moderate success, receiving criticism because the cartoon characters contrasted with the realistic human characters.
In Superman (1941) Fleischer studios gave superman power of flight instead of just having the extra powerful leaping abilities that he had been given previously. The power of flight stuck and Superman now flies always. Thug Life.
Meanwhile, Warner Brothers was also creating their own well known characters and series.
One such character was Daffy Duck, created by Tex Avery. Avery preferred his other character, Egghead and dropped Daffy. Bob Clampett later picked up Daffy and redesigned him. Throughout the years daffy was modified by different animators.
Bugs bunny was another well known creation from this time created by Ben Hardaway, and named because of Hardaway's nickname "bugs".
Tom and Jerry was a series of shorts created in 1940 by Hanna-Barbera. It is a well known comedy of a cat chasing a mouse... constantly.
Steamboat Willie (1928) was initially intended as a silent short but ended up a sound film. It is credited for the introduction of Mickey Mouse, one of the most well-known Disney characters. It was received well and after it's success all disney animations were made with sound.
The skeleton Dance (1929) was the first of a series of shorts named "The silly symphonies". It was also recieved well as the optimistic characters offered people a lift during the depression.
Three Little pigs (1933) was the most successful of the silly symphonies, so much so that it won an oscar for the best short film. The song "Who's afraid of the big bad wolf" became a song of resilience in the harsh economic climate in America.
The Wise little hen (1934) featured the first appearance of Donald duck (who would come to overtake Mickey mouse as disney's most popular character).
The Old Mill (1936) was a short that was basically used to test out techniques. It began the beginning of the Disney's striving for more realism. The short shows more realistic animals and also has more realistic sound effects when compared to the shorts that had come before it.
Along with the short films Disney made, they also realeased feature length films during this period, including;
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Pinocchio (1940)
Dumbo (1941)
Bambi (1942)
Cinderella (1950)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Peter Pan (1953)
Thanks to the invention of the rotoscope technique that had been created by Max Fleischer, animators could trace over live-action to create a more realistic animation.
Max Fleischer was also an animator himself. He created one of the most well known characters, Betty Boop. Originally designed as an anthropomorphic poodle, she was later re-modeled to appear a human. She was the first cartoon sex symbol with many of the films she appeared in having sexual references. She was popular with adult audiences, although with the introduction of the Hays code, her sexuality was toned down. She was designed with longer skirts and given a boyfriend along with other changes to make her seem more publically acceptable. She was then marketed to a younger audience, however, this led to her waning popularity and the last Betty Boop cartoon ended in 1939.
Popeye the sailor (1933) was another Fleischer creation. He started as a comic strip, introduced on screen alongside Betty Boop. He soon grew more popular among audiences than Betty Boop herself and in 1935 beat Mickey mouse in popularity polls.
Gulliver's travels (1939) was another animation from the period that used the rotoscope technique. However, the technique worked with only moderate success, receiving criticism because the cartoon characters contrasted with the realistic human characters.
In Superman (1941) Fleischer studios gave superman power of flight instead of just having the extra powerful leaping abilities that he had been given previously. The power of flight stuck and Superman now flies always. Thug Life.
Meanwhile, Warner Brothers was also creating their own well known characters and series.
One such character was Daffy Duck, created by Tex Avery. Avery preferred his other character, Egghead and dropped Daffy. Bob Clampett later picked up Daffy and redesigned him. Throughout the years daffy was modified by different animators.
Bugs bunny was another well known creation from this time created by Ben Hardaway, and named because of Hardaway's nickname "bugs".
Tom and Jerry was a series of shorts created in 1940 by Hanna-Barbera. It is a well known comedy of a cat chasing a mouse... constantly.
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