- First person to prove to persistence of vision
- He was a profesor at the Ghent university in 1844
- He was inspired by Michael Farady
- He is known as the founder of animation
William Horner
- He was born in 1786
- At the age of 14 he was assistant headmaster at a Bristol school
- 4 years later (18) he became headmaster
- He founded a school in Bath
- In 1834 he invented the Zoetrope
- His father was a medal engraver
- His mum was an artist
- He was home schooled, and his mother taught him to draw and paint
- He created the first projected cartoon called "Pavre Pirrot"
- He invented the Pratinascope
Eadweard Muybridge
- He was born in Kingston, Surrey
- He was a photographer
- He is known as "The Grandfather" of motion pictures
- He was the first person to create 'animal locomotion'
- His first work was 'Horse in Motion' created in 1882
- He invented the Zoopraxiscope in 1879
George Pal
- He was born in Hungary on February 1908
- He studied at the Budapest Academy
- He emigrated to America at the age of 32
- He worked for Paramount Pictures where he created a show known as 'Puppetoons' as well as creating the visual effects for 'The War of the Worlds'
- He was known as 'The Father' of film making
- He won an Oscar for 'Destination Moon'
- He created the film 'Time Machine' in 1960
The Lumiere Brothers
- Their father was a painter
- They created films about everyday life
- Their films astonished audiences
- The height of their career was in 1895
Ray Harryhausen
- He was fascinated by dinosaurs and fantasy
- He went to Grammer school
- He visited and exhibition many times in L.A. which inspired him
- He fell in love with animation/film making after seeing the original 'King Kong'
- His work inspired many directors such as Steven Spielberg, James Cameron and Peter Jackson
- He voiced the Polar Bear cub in the film 'Elf' which starred Will Farrel
Jan Svankmajer
- He was born in 1934 in Prague
- He attended the Applied Arts between 1950-1954
- In 1970 he got married
- He joined a Surrealist group
- All his films are Surrealist works
- He influenced the directors of such films as 'Saw' and 'Cabin in the Woods'
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