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OF The late 1900s where modern technology as
Th e l a t e 1900s, w h er e m o der n t e c hn o log y
a s w e k n o w, b ega n t o s t r en gt h en i ts r o o ts.
we know it began to strengthen its roots.
A p er io d f o r ico nic ac t io n m o v ies a n d
CARTOONS with thrash metal and disco ruling the radios, video games
A period for iconic action movies and arcades, u lin g
a r c ades, w i t h t hra s h m et a l a n d di s co r
t h e radios a n d v ide o ga m es b ein g a v er y co mm o n
h o b b y. Wa l t Di sn e y, H a nn a B a rb era, Wa r n er
being a very common hobby.
B r o t h er s ,M GM s t udios- t h es e w er e t h e s t udios t h a t
s t a r t e d i t a l l(I ’m s ur e y o u k n o w a t le a s t t w o o f t h es e , if
n o t, w hic h r o c k did y o u li v e un der?) a n d w er e t h e
Walt Disney, Hanna Barbera, Warner Brothers ,MGM studios,
b ig g es t a nim a t io n s t udios o f t h e 90s. Th eir w o r k a n d
these were the studios that started it all(I’m sure you know at least
legac y o f a nim a t io n c a n b e s t i l l f e l t t o d a y in m o v ies,
two of these, if not, which rock did you live under?) and were the
c a r t o o n s, v ide o ga m es, co mics, et c.
Di sn e y wa s t h e o n e t o s t a r t i t a l l w i t h t h eir f ir s t s h o r t
biggest animation studios of the 90s, and their work and legacy of
f i lm, “A lice in Wo n der l a n d ” a n d t h en w o u ld g o o n t o
animation can be still felt today in movies, cartoons, video games,
m a k e t h e f ir s t a nim a t e d f i lm w i t h s o un d in “ S t e a m b o a t
- AAQIL AHAMED KHAN comics, etc. t a r r in g M ic k e y M o u s e , n o w t h e e v er -fa m o u s
W i l lie” s
BOPTM, 1ST YEAR co m p a n y m a s co t.

En co ura g e d b y i ts s ucces s, t h e y w en t o n t o p r o d uce
Disney was the one to start it all with their first short film, “Alice in
m o r e s h o r ts w i t h t h e “ S i l l y S y m p h o nies ” s er ies a n d t h eir
Look how you've grown up. You’ve overcome your wonderland” and then would go on to make the first animated film
f ir s t f e a t ur e len gt h a nim a t e d f i lm “ S n o w W hi t e a n d t h e
S e v en D wa r fs ” w hic h le d t o m o r e s ucces sf u l c l a s sics li k e
challenges and struggles. And you’ve grown so much to with sound in “steamboat willie” starring mickey mouse now the
“ P in o cc hio”, “ B a m b i ”, “ Cin der e l l a”, “ Th e L io n K in g ”,
“ P et er P a n” a n d m a n y m o r e .
the phenomenon you are now. From a random ever-famous company mascot.
P ixa r, t h eir o w n di v i sio n p r o d uce d t h e f ir s t co m p let e l y
collection of shorts to a series of intricate plot and Pixar, their own division produced the first completey animated
co m p u t er a nim a t e d f u l l len gt h f e a t ur e f i lm
“ To y S t o r y” w hic h w o u ld g o o n t o cr e a t e a legac y o f i ts
animation to awe inspiring works of digital art. full length feature film computer animated full length feature film
o w n a n d c h a n g e t h e a nim a t io n s cen e a s w e k n o w i t.
Cartoons, we all have had some memorable ones in our “Toy Story” which would go on to create a legacy
of its own and change the animation scene as
childhood( if you haven't I’m sorry for your sad we know it.

childhood). From the ever-famous “Tom and Jerry” and

“Scooby doo” to the very niche ones like “Flapjack” and

“evil con carne”, we will be taking a good old nostalgia

filled look at how it all came to be, to where it is today.

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