History of Animation

Who is considered the first recorded animator in history?

• Walt Disney

• Émile Cohl

• Pygmalion

• J. Stuart Blackton

What was the first film to use up-to-the-minute animation techniques and receive a Hollywood-style release?

• Fantasia

• Steamboat Willie

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

• Gertie the Dinosaur

Who invented the rotoscope animation process?

• Otto Messmer

• Winsor McCay

• The Fleischer brothers

• Ub Iwerks

What device, invented by Joseph Plateau, created the illusion of movement when viewed in a mirror?

• Magic Lantern

• Phenakistoscope

• Zoetrope

• Multiplane Camera

Which character was created by Winsor McCay and became the first cartoon star?

• Mickey Mouse

• Felix the Cat

• Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

• Gertie the Dinosaur

What was the first Mickey Mouse film to include sound?

• Flowers and Trees

• The Skeleton Dance

• Steamboat Willie

• The Old Mill

Which animator is known for creating the character Felix the Cat?

• Émile Cohl

• Ub Iwerks

• Otto Messmer

• Walt Disney

What animation technique did Walt Disney add to create a more complete illusion of life?

• Stop-motion

• Synchronized sound

• Rotoscope

• Claymation

Which film featured the first use of the multiplane camera?

• Dumbo

• The Old Mill

• Fantasia

• Bambi

Who was Walt Disney's resident technical wizard?

• Ub Iwerks

• J. Stuart Blackton

• Otto Messmer

• Winsor McCay