Children and adults today do not imagine their lives without cartoons. But once mankind did not know what cartoons are. Animation appeared in the nineteenth century, and the plots of these films were very "adults". The first children's cartoon created the world's most famous cartoonist Walt Disney. In our review, we will talk about the very first steps in the cartoon world.
"Enchanted Drawing" - the very first drawn cartoon.
The author and director of this two-minute drawing film is Stuart Blackton. The audience saw him in 1900. Critics today argue about whether to consider this film as an animated film or not. On the screen, you will see a man drawing a portrait. But the face on the portrait is constantly changing, as in the cartoon. The same author in 1906 presented the audience with another animated film - "Comic phases of funny faces".
"Phantasmagoria" is considered the first official full-fledged cartoon.
The author of this film is the inventor from France, Emile Cole. This two-minute animation picture was seen by the audience in 1908. "Phantasmagoria" - a cartoon with a minimal development of the plot and its hero. The actions and movements of this cartoon character can determine its character. With the release of this cartoon begins a long way of animation.
"Beautiful Lucanida, or the War of Rogachey with Moustaches" - the very first Soviet cartoon film.
This cartoon was created by Vladislav Starevich in 1912. In addition, it is also the first cartoon satire. The plot of this film can not be called a child's story, most likely this picture for adults. The plot of the cartoon - a love relationship, against which there is a direct battle between Rogachey and Usachey. Insect legs were made of wire, which was attached to the bodies with wax. In those days, the viewer did not realize that the bugs are not alive.
"10,000 years B.C. - The first plasticine cartoon film.
The year 1916 is considered the year of the beginning of plasticine animation. But it is this cartoon is considered the first film in this genre. It was created by Willis X. O' Brian from America. This plasticine cartoon about the postman, who because of dislike for his competitor, replaced his message to the girl, replacing the declaration of love to the offensive text. But evil was punished. Wonderful work. Unfortunately, plasticine animation is much more expensive than cartoon drawings, so the development of this cartoon genre was suspended until the 50s of the last century.
"The Apostle" - the first cartoon in full-length format.
In Argentina in 1917, director Quirino Christiani created this "big" animated film. The duration of the film was 69 minutes, and the frame rate was 14 per second. "Apostle" is not a children's cartoon and tells about the president of Argentina, who, having got to heaven, tried to save the city, but destroyed it. The author shot this full-length cartoon on the roof of his house. But, unfortunately, the picture is not preserved. 100 years ago, the film burned in a fire.
"Alice on the Sea" - the first animated picture of Disney Studio.
This black-and-white silent animated picture is the first cartoon of this famous studio. The date of release of the cartoon - March 1924. The basis for the creation of the cartoon lay the game actress with alternating drawn inserts. It should be noted that "Alice on the sea" was released just six months after the creation of the studio. And four years later, the world saw the famous Mickey mouse in a short cartoon film "Mad Aeroplane".
"Willie the Steamboat" - the first sounded cartoon film.
This animated film with synchronized sounding came out in 1928 in the studio Disney. Prior to that, the creators of cartoons in the creation of films added music and some sounds, but Walt Disney managed to voice the characters. At the same time, I would like to note that the first movie with the voice "Jazz Singer" was created a year before the release of this cartoon.
"Flowers and Trees" is the first cartoon in the color
"Flowers and Trees" - the first cartoon in the color of Disney studio. The picture was released in 1932 but in black and white. And in 1934, the cartoon was reshot in color. "Flowers and Trees" is the first cartoon film to receive an Oscar.
To conclude our review, it should be noted that this is not the entire list of the first cartoon films. The list can be continued until today, as modern technologies are not in place. We can note the world's first computer cartoon or 3D cartoon. So we do not close the list, every year it can continue with new animated films.