Animation (1930s-60s)

Walt Disney

One of the main animators from the time was Walt Disney.

One of the biggest films from Disney was Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs. Walt Disney started by making short films however legend has it that he invited the entirety of his animation team to an abandoned theatre on a lunch break and he told them the idea of this full length film (Snow White) and acted out the full length film to the team. Walt Disney used an animation called Cel animation. This is where they draw every frame for every second. this consisted of 25 HAND DRAWN pictures for every second. The animators told Disney if they wanted to do a film of this size it would take them 4 years to complete.

Fleischer Bros

The Fleischer brothers were around at the same time as Walt Disney and many people say the brothers' cartoons' were better than Disney's. However the film above.

'Mr Bugs Goes To Town'

flopped in the cinema people believe that it was due to the reason that the main character was an insect and people could not connect to the insect and they couldn't make 'them cute'. The Fleischer brothers are also responsible for creating cartoons like Betty Boop and Popeye.

Norman McLaren

In the film above called.

'Neighbours'

The people move around almost seamlessly almost like they are sliding and at time flying.

It was done by taking pictures when the actors move slightly.

Norman McLaren was one of the innovators of the time. He used a certain style of animation called Pixilation.
Pixilation is a stop motion animation technique where live action actors are photographed in one position and then they move slightly and then a picture is taken again so it looks like they are almost gliding around the scenery.