The very first cartoons in the world

Children and adults today cannot imagine their life without animated films. But once humanity did not know what cartoons were. Animation appeared in the nineteenth century, and the plots of these films were very “adults”. The first children's cartoon was created by the most famous animator in the world, Walt Disney. In our review, we will talk about the very first steps in the cartoon world.

“Circus of midgets” - the very first animated picture in the world

The Circus of Lilliputians is the very first animated film in the world. The creators of this film are Albert. E. Smith and John Stuart Blackton. In 1898, the Circus of the Lilliputians saw a large circle of spectators. This animated film was a puppet, but for the audience it was a real miracle. The cartoon was shot in a simple way - rearrangement with each frame of wooden dolls. But the record of this cartoon did not reach our time.

“Enchanted drawing” - the very first cartoon drawn

"Enchanted drawing" - the very first cartoon drawn. The author and director of this two-minute hand-drawn tape is Stuart Blackton. The audience saw him in 1900. Critics today argue about whether this film is considered animated or not. On the screen you will see a person painting a portrait. But the face in 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."

"Fantasmagoria" - the very first official hand-drawn cartoon

"Fantasmagoria" is considered the first official full-fledged hand-drawn animated film. The author of this film is Emil Cole, inventor from France. The audience saw this two-minute animation picture in 1908. Fantasmagoria is a cartoon with minimal plot development and its hero. By the actions and movements of this cartoon hero, you can determine his character. With the release of this cartoon begins a long journey of animation.

"Beautiful Lucanida, or the Stag Beetle War" - the first Soviet animated film

"The Beautiful Lucanida, or the Stag Beetle War" - the very first Soviet animated film. This cartoon was created by Vladislav Starevich in 1912. In addition, this is also the first animated satire. The plot of this film cannot be called childish, most likely this picture is for adults. The plot of the cartoon is a love relationship, against which the battle of the Stag beetles and the Barbel is directly happening. The paws of the insects were made of wire, which was attached to the bodies with wax. In those days, the viewer did not realize that the bugs were not alive.

"10,000 BC" - the very first plasticine animated film

“10,000 BC” is the first plasticine animated film. 1916 is considered the year of the beginning of plasticine animation. But it is this cartoon that is considered to be the first film in this genre. Created by Willis H. O ’Brian from America. This plasticine cartoon about a postman who, due to hostility towards his rival, replaced his message to a girl, replacing a declaration of love with an offensive text. But evil was punished. Great work. Unfortunately, plasticine animation is much more expensive than drawn cartoons, so the development of this cartoon genre was suspended until the 50s of the last century.

Apostle - the first animated film in full-length format

The Apostle is the first animated film in a full-length format. In Argentina in 1917, director Quirino Cristiani created this "big" animated film. The duration of the picture was 69 minutes, and the frame rate was 14 per second."Apostle" is not a children's cartoon and talks about the president of Argentina, who, having gone 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 was not preserved. 100 years ago, the film burned in a fire.

"Alice at Sea" - the first animated film by Disney

“Alice at Sea” is the first animated film by Disney Studio. This black and white silent animated picture is the first cartoon of this famous studio. The release date of the cartoon is March 1924. The basis for the creation of the cartoon lay the actress's game with alternating painted inserts. It should be noted that “Alice at Sea” was released just six months after the creation of the studio itself. And four years later, the world saw the famous mouse Mickey in the short animated film "Crazy Airplane".

"Steamboat Willie" - the first voiced animated film

This animated film with synchronized scoring was released in 1928 at Disney Studios. Prior to this, the creators of the cartoons when creating 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 acting “Jazz Singer” was created a year before the release of this cartoon.

Reineke Lys - the world's first full-length puppet cartoon

Reinecke Lis is the first full-length puppet cartoon in the world, it was created in 1931. This black and white animated film was brought to life by the Soviet director Vladislav Starevich. The original version of the cartoon was dumb. And 1937 was voiced in German and 1941 in French. The duration of the picture was 1 hour 05 minutes. The plot of the cartoon includes several stories about the cunning red fox.

"Flowers and Trees" - the first cartoon in color

"Flowers and Trees" is the first cartoon in the color of Disney Studios. The picture came out in 1932, but in black and white. And in 1934, the cartoon was re-shot in color. Flowers and Trees is the first Oscar-winning cartoon.

Concluding our review, it should be noted that this is not the entire list of the first animated films. The list goes on until today, as modern technology does not stand still. You can note the world's first computer cartoon or 3D cartoon. So we do not close the list, every year it can be continued with new animated films.