Animation 1930's - 1950's

Animation 1930's - 1950's

Walt Disney 
Steamboat Willie was the first successful animation to include working sound.
In 1934 Disney began producing 'Snow White & the seven dwarfs', many believed this would be a hug e failure, however, 3 years passed and when it was shown in cinemas, it was so popular it actually received standing ovations, it was the first animation in America to feature full techni-colour.




Fleischer Brothers
The fleischer Brothers were the main competitors to disney studios during the 1940's.
There popular animations 'Betty Boop' and 'Pop-eye the sailer' were very popular, and Disney's main competition.
In 1941 the Brothers released 'Mr Bug Goes to Town' to compete with Disneys film monopoly. However this was a huge failure, it cost $713,511 to make, however only returned $241,000 back by 1946.




Norman Mclaren

Norman Mclaren was a Canadian animator, he used weird methods such as scratching pieces of film.
At the time, he was an animation visionary and has won countless awards and Oscars for his brilliance.
His two most famous feats of animation, are 'Begone dull care' and 'Neighbours'