Pioneers of animation

Joseph Plateau

• First man to create moving images.
• Invented the Phenakistoscope.
• Professor at the university of Ghent.
• Belgian physicist.
• Inspired many other animators to come.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JeN3uk2ClE

William Horner

• Mathematician.
• Born in 1786.
• 1834 introduces zoetrope.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2TQrQs9o4E

Charles - Emile Reynaud

• Brought up with home education.
• First man to project animation.
• Created Praxinoscope in 1889.
• promoted comercial use of animation.
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Eadward Mybridge Eddison

• Born in Kingston, London.
• British photographer.
• Began to do experiments involving animation in 1892.
• Created Zoopraxiscopes in 1869.
• Inspired many animators including Thomas Eddison.

George Pal

• Born in Hungary on February 1st 1908.
• Made Puppetoons which gave him an honorary Oscar in 1942.
• Given 6 Oscars in his life time.
• Passed away in May 2nd 1970. 

Ray Harryhausen

• Allot of his work was to do with Dinosaurs and Fantasy worlds.
• Learnt how to make models and Sculptures at his school.
• He was inspired by King-Kong.

Jan Svankmayer

• Born in 1934 in Prague.
• He was a fan of theatre.