Cartoons

How, when, what

Whats the first cartoon you remember?

Lets talk!
- what age were you when you started watching
cartoons?
- what do you remember (story, details, characters)?
- where did you watch it? on TV, on the internet?

History of animated cartoons

The first animated projection was created in France, by Charles-mile
Reynaud, a French science teacher.
On 28.10.1892, he projected the first animation in public, Pauvre Pierrot,
at a museum in Paris.
His films were not photographed, but
drawn directly onto the transparent
strip.
In 1900, more than 500,000 people
had attended these screenings.

History of animated cartoons

From the 1920s to 1960s, theatrical cartoons were
produced in huge numbers, and usually shown
before a feature film in a movie theater.

The largest studios creating these short (5-10

minutes) cartoons were Disney, Fleischer,
Warner Bros. & MGM.

In 1937, Disney created the first sound and color

animated feature film Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs.

History of animated cartoons

> Theatrical cartoons began their decline in the 1950s when
TV became the main channel of distribution.
> The Hanna-Barbera cartoon, The Flintstones, was the first
successful primetime animated series in the USA running
from 1960-66. Other successes were Scooby-Doo, Where
Are You!, The Jetsons, Top Cat. They aired on Saturday
mornings.
> Prime Time cartoons were virtually non-existent until 1990s
hit The Simpsons ushered in a new era of adult animation.
Now, "adult animation" programs, such as Beavis and Butthead, South Park, Family Guy and Futurama are a large
part of television.

How are cartoons made?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qToUtpEikK8

For every second of cartoon there can be up to

24 individual pictures being shown.

It is very important to record the sound and

voices first so that the animators can draw
matching pictures.

Every character is first drawn separately. For

every movement, they have to redrawn the
entire character and also the background - if it

Forgotten facts about cartoons

1. One woman performed tons of famous voices
> The actress Mae Questel was most famous for voicing Betty Boop, but she also voiced Olive
Oyl in the Popeye cartoons during the 30s and Audrey in the Little Audrey series. She was also the
voice behind Casper the Friendly Ghost in at least one episode and Felix the Cat in the three sound
and color episodes produced during the 30s.
> She had many other appearances, most of which remained uncredited.

2. Mickey was a bad guy

In the first movies he appears in, he can be seen as a rude character or even abusing animals - in Steamboat Willie he

tortures a cat, a duck and a goat, using them as musical instruments.

3. Tom and Jerry were originally called Jasper and Jinx

In his first appearance in the cartoon called Puss gets boot, Tom is called Jasper by his owner, Mammy Two Shoes. Although
Jerry is unnamed in the short movie, creator William Hannah stated that the original name of the mouse was Jinx.
Some say that the current, famous names were inspired by WW II, when the British soldiers were called Tommies and the
Germans Jerries.

Walt Disney & his empire

> Have you heard of Disney? What about
Walt Disney?
> What do you know of him?
> Do you know which is the most famous
cartoon character imagined by Walt
Disney?
> Spend one minute writing down all of
the different words you associate with
Disney. Share your words with your
partner and talk about them.

Walt Disney - who he was & what he did

Many say that Walter Elias Disney (Walt Disney) was the first person to begin animating cartoons in the year of
1920. The creator of Mickey Mouse and founder of Disneyland was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 5, 1901.
His father, Elias Disney was an Irish-Canadian. His mother, Flora Call Disney was of German-American descent. Walt
was one of five children, four boys and a girl.

> He developed a great love of drawing as a youngster. When he was ten, he discovered the world of theatre and
cinema and fell in love with it. He moved to Hollywood, where he developed a character based on a pet mouse he
once had. He gave the mouse his own voice and personality. Disneys wife named him Mickey. Disney put Mickey in
his first movie with sound, Steamboat Willie. By 1930, Mickey Mouse was the worlds most popular cartoon
character.
Following on from Mickeys success, Disney created characters such as Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pluto. He
then produced an animated feature-length version of Snow White, which was the most successful movie of
1938. Dozens more movies followed, including Fantasia and Bambi.
Disney built up a global entertainment empire, including his Disneyland theme park. He holds the record
for winning the most Academy Awards (26), he was an innovative film producer and animator and has touched
the lives of millions of children and adults.

Mickey Mouse & friends

Mickey Mouse is the official mascot of the Walt
Disney Company.
He usually appears alongside his girlfriend Minnie
Mouse, his pet dog Pluto, his friends Donald
Duck and Goofy.
Is Mickey Mouse the worlds most lovable cartoon
character? What do you think?

Walt Disney cartoons

Pinocchio

Walt Disney cartoons

Beauty and the Beast

Dumbo

Walt Disney cartoons

Cinderella

Walt Disney cartoons

The Jungle Book

Walt Disney cartoons

Lady and the tramp

Walt Disney cartoons

Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs

Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny appeared in the series of theatrical short films
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies produced by Warner
Bros.
Bugs is a gray rabbit who is famous for his careless
personality, a pronounced New York accent, his portrayal as
a trickster, and his catch phrase "Eh... What's up, doc?"
(usually said while chewing a carrot). The voice of Bugs
Bunny is the famous Mel Blanc who also did voices for
cartoon characters such as: Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety
Bird & many, many others.

Hanna Barbera cartoons

How many of the characters below do you
know?
> Huckleberry Hound
> Yogi Bear
> Tom & Jerry
> Scooby Doo
> The Flintstones
> The Jetsons
> Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines
> The Addams Family
> Droopy: Master Detective

Tom and Jerry

Tom & Jerry is a series of theatrical films
created by William Hanna and Joseph
Barbera. They wrote, produced, and
directed 114 episodes at the MGM cartoon
studio in Hollywood from 1940 to 1957.
The original series is notable for having won
seven Academy Awards, tying with Walt
Disney's Silly Symphonies as the theatrical
animated series with the most Oscars.
Tom and Jerry has a worldwide audience and
has been recognized as one of the most

Modern animation - How to train your dragon

Have you seen the animated
movie How to train your
dragon? If yes, what is
the story?

What goes behind the

scenes of animated films
like How to Train Your
Dragon?
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/stu
dy-break/video-zone/how-train-your-dragon

Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network launched in
october 1992 in the USA.
Initial programming consisted
exclusively of reruns of classic
Warner Bros. cartoons (Looney
Tunes and Merrie Melodies),
Popeye cartoons, MGM and HannaBarbera cartoons.
In 1993 they started creating their
own characters & original shows.

Can you name all of the characters

in the picture? Who was your

Cartoons for grown-ups/young people

Have you ever watched any of the below?
What do you know about these shows?

> South Park

> The Simpsons
> New Guy
> Futurama
> Family Guy

Cartoons debate
> Do you still watch cartoons? Which ones?
> What do you like about them? Make a list with 3
reasons.
> What have been your favourite characters growing up?
> Imagine you are working in an animation studio and
you have to create a cartoon character. Think of a
name and a list of characteristics your character would
have.