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Things You Need To Know About Cartoon Episodes |
| Date Added: March 14, 2010 04:58:14 PM |
| Author: adlmin54 |
| Category: Kids: Arts |
| The word cartoon has different meanings subject to the context. Originally this word was used for the designation of an image drawn in special fashion. These cartoons were generally put in magazines and newspapers at comic strips. These days the significance of the word cartoon is different. It refers to the animated cartoon films. The animation is a procedure of creating the illusion of movement with the help of immobile objects. With the introduction of motion pictures the popularity of animated cartoons has increased because they became available to a wide audience. The birthday of animated cartoons is regarded to be August 30, 1877, when Emile Reynaud took out a patent for his invention. It was a device named praxinoscope allowing to create a play out of a strip with pictures. At that time not only animated cartoon films were silent, but all the videos as well. Amidst the most widespread animation characters of that era was Felix the Cat. The creation of cartoons videos with the synchronized sound was an important move in the development of animated cartoons industry. From there on the cartoons were mostly targeted at kids. The first animated cartoon film with synchronized sound was created by Walt Disney. The name of the cartoon film was “Steamboat Willie”. The main personage of the film was Mickey Mouse who is among the most widespread characters these days. The Walt Disney company is still a top company in the animation industry. They have won countless number of awards for their endowment to the development of animated cartoons. In addition to the Walt Disney there are plenty of cartoon producers that have also taken a very important place in the history of cartoon films. These are such well-known video production companies as Warner Brothers, Hanna-Barbara and Walter Lantz. Cartoon films were produced in the form of short motion pictures, full-length movies and serials. They are distributed both in cinemas and on TV. Furthermore, you have a chance to buy a CD with your favorite cartoons in any video shop. A wonderful thought is to download animated cartoons from the World Wide Web. Cartoon films reminds us about our childhood. They always bring positive emotions both to the kids and adults. |
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