The+history+of+animation

Video introduction
Watch these animation videos which will:
 * explain the history of animation
 * illustrate how a zoetrope works


 * Questions**

1. Approximately when did the first animated cartoons start to appear?

(a) Early 1800s (b) Early 1900s (c) 1960s (d) 1980s

2. Describe the traditional process of animating cartoons

3. What is a Zoetrope?

4. What was the first feature length computer generated animation?

5. List 5 cartoons / animated films that you like.

6. For each of your films / cartoons, say which you think would have been drawn by hand and which would have been computer generated.

Extension Task
Create a presentation on the history of animation