Grandfathers of animation

In 1832 Joseph Plateau invented the Phenakistoscope, the Phenakistoscope is a device that manipulates the persistence of vision to make an image move with the reflection of a mirror. It is shaped in a circle with a handle, with little slits on the side, looking through the slits lets you see the images, then when spun the images would reflect of a mirror inside and the pause between seeing through the slits when spun would make the pictures appear to move, however these could only be operated by one person at a time.

This was very important as it paved the way for further inventions, and as it was a commercial product, it could be sold, increasing peoples knowledge of animation and making it more wide-spread.

In 1833 the Zoetrope was invented by british mathematician William George Horner, the Zoetrope is a mechanism made out off a hollow inside circle, when you spin the wheel, and look through the slits it creates an illusion of animation.

This is an example of why the Phenakistoscope was an important invention; it paved the way for more innovative inventions and ideas.

This is a clip from the 1954 opera movie for kids Hansel & Gretel by Michael Myerberg & John Paul, the models used in the move were named 'Kineman' models, and took around 15 years to develop, they used a secret chemical for their skin tone and hair colour. The movie was very smooth and was considered a christmas movie and was watched christmas and christmas over.
This movie was created during the dawning age of animation within cinema, it is considered a classic and is often looked upon as a great childs story and was distributed vastly by VHS.