James Stuart Blackton (USA/UK)
While working as a journalist, Blackton interviewed Edison. This changed the direction of Blackton's career and he became a camera man, director and one of the founders of animation. Some claim that Blackton created the first drawn animation recorded on film. Some of his films are; Humourous Phases of Funny faces (1906), The Enchanted Drawing (1900), The Haunted Hotel (1907).
Ladislaw Starewicz (Russia)
Famous for using embalmed insects in his film as the main characters. The Beautiful Leukanida (1910) was a worldwide success. A London newspaper said that the insects had been alive and were trained by a Russian scientist.
Martin Thornton (UK)
Created In Golliwog Land (1912), which was a combination of stop motion and live action and is credited as the first colour animated film made with the Kinemacolor process. Colour animation had been made by painting or tinting frames beforehand, but Kinemacolor was the first widely used colour filmmaking process that involved a filter mechanism in the camera exposing frames through colour filters. The system was short-lived however, as limited and costly projectors were needed to be installed in theatres.
Winsor McCay (USA)
Self taught, McCay is described as the first classical animator. His work shows realistic use of perspective, precise lines and intricate designs. He previewed, tested and refined his drawings before filming them. In Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) McCay interacts with his creation on stage.
While working as a journalist, Blackton interviewed Edison. This changed the direction of Blackton's career and he became a camera man, director and one of the founders of animation. Some claim that Blackton created the first drawn animation recorded on film. Some of his films are; Humourous Phases of Funny faces (1906), The Enchanted Drawing (1900), The Haunted Hotel (1907).
Ladislaw Starewicz (Russia)
Famous for using embalmed insects in his film as the main characters. The Beautiful Leukanida (1910) was a worldwide success. A London newspaper said that the insects had been alive and were trained by a Russian scientist.
Martin Thornton (UK)
Created In Golliwog Land (1912), which was a combination of stop motion and live action and is credited as the first colour animated film made with the Kinemacolor process. Colour animation had been made by painting or tinting frames beforehand, but Kinemacolor was the first widely used colour filmmaking process that involved a filter mechanism in the camera exposing frames through colour filters. The system was short-lived however, as limited and costly projectors were needed to be installed in theatres.
Winsor McCay (USA)
Self taught, McCay is described as the first classical animator. His work shows realistic use of perspective, precise lines and intricate designs. He previewed, tested and refined his drawings before filming them. In Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) McCay interacts with his creation on stage.
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