Golden age of animation
The golden age of animation featured many incredibly popular and well known production studios, many of which still exist today. one of the most famous being Walt Disney of the Disney Corporation. Steamboat Willie (1928) eventually lead on to the creation of the character and mascot of Disney: Mickey Mouse. Originally the short contained no sound but after seeing the success of the 1927 movie the jazz singer Disney changed the half finished animation into one synchronized with music. This was a turning point for the animator as after steamboat Willie all animations released by the artist were released accompanied by music
several other famous Disney animations from this era include the Skeleton dance in 1929, The three little pigs in 1933, which contained colour unlike the black and white films that preceded it, even winning an Oscar for best short film. The wise little hen (1924) and the Old mill (1936) were also two successful short films produced by Disney.
The studio then went on to create many feature length animated films, including Snow white and the seven dwarfs, Pinocchio, Cinderella etc.
The Rotoscope was an important tool for animators that was invented by Max Fleischer. This allowed animators to draw over top images and film of human actors to help emulate real life movement and weight in their cartoons and animations.
Fleischer owned his own studio, which produced many iconic characters such as Betty Boop and Popeye the Sailor.
They fully rotoscoped the character Gulliver in the 1939 film Gulliver's Travel which was met with some controversy due to the studio mixing the rotoscoping with traditional 2-d Cell animation, however Snow white had used similar techniques when it released 3 years prior. The studio also animated Superman in 1941 and gave him the ability to fly, which previously he had only been able to leap buildings, but finding the animation to look disjointed and jarring, the company opted to have him fly instead. This became such a popular decision that the comics would eventually adopt this power too.
Another powerhouse of the era was Warner Bros. Their signature characters still immensely popular today, and include Bugs bunny who first debuted in the animation Porky Hares Hunt in 1938. Daffy duck also debuted the year prior in the animation titled Porky's duck hunt. The animator behind the characters was Tex Avery. He and his team pushed the boundaries of exaggeration in animation, and often featured violence and slapstick comedy. his team went on to create many other beloved and well known characters as seen below.
several other famous Disney animations from this era include the Skeleton dance in 1929, The three little pigs in 1933, which contained colour unlike the black and white films that preceded it, even winning an Oscar for best short film. The wise little hen (1924) and the Old mill (1936) were also two successful short films produced by Disney.
The studio then went on to create many feature length animated films, including Snow white and the seven dwarfs, Pinocchio, Cinderella etc.
The Rotoscope was an important tool for animators that was invented by Max Fleischer. This allowed animators to draw over top images and film of human actors to help emulate real life movement and weight in their cartoons and animations.
Fleischer owned his own studio, which produced many iconic characters such as Betty Boop and Popeye the Sailor.
They fully rotoscoped the character Gulliver in the 1939 film Gulliver's Travel which was met with some controversy due to the studio mixing the rotoscoping with traditional 2-d Cell animation, however Snow white had used similar techniques when it released 3 years prior. The studio also animated Superman in 1941 and gave him the ability to fly, which previously he had only been able to leap buildings, but finding the animation to look disjointed and jarring, the company opted to have him fly instead. This became such a popular decision that the comics would eventually adopt this power too.
Another powerhouse of the era was Warner Bros. Their signature characters still immensely popular today, and include Bugs bunny who first debuted in the animation Porky Hares Hunt in 1938. Daffy duck also debuted the year prior in the animation titled Porky's duck hunt. The animator behind the characters was Tex Avery. He and his team pushed the boundaries of exaggeration in animation, and often featured violence and slapstick comedy. his team went on to create many other beloved and well known characters as seen below.
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