Ironically, Lee de Forest's sound on film process, which Fleischer used, had been patent-infringed by Pat Powers, who supplied Disney with the Cinephone sound system. The series, which lasted from 1924 to 1927, is argued by many to be the bearer of the first sound animation note though synchronized sound wasn't incorporated until 1926, although that distinction could arguably be credited to the Princeton Sound Test of 1925 and some of Edison's obscure animation experiments with cut-out animation, which had sound incorporated into them.ĭespite the company's collapse, Max Fleischer's work was an important success, as it pioneered the use of the bouncing ball.
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This came shortly after Fleischer had been experimenting with animated lip-sync through his groundbreaking animation series Song Car-Tunes, namely with the company's final effort By The Light of the Silvery Moon.
Inkwell series creator Max Fleischer was a principal investor in Red Seal Pictures, which was a distribution company producing a variety of films, not limited to animation, before its demise in 1927. Felix the Cat and Out of the Inkwell were the only series of prominence during this period, and even these were starting to lose steam by the end of the 1920s.
Prior to 1928, animation was a dying novelty less than 23% of theaters carried animated short subjects, and demand wasn't increasing. Feature length animation also began during this period, most notably with Walt Disney's first films: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, and Bambi. Magoo, Tom and Jerry,ĭroopy, Rocky and Bullwinkle and a popular adaptation of Superman, among many others that haven't survived along the way. Many memorable characters emerged from this period, including Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck, Daffy Duck, Goofy, Porky Pig, Pluto, Sylvester and Tweety, Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Popeye, Betty Boop, Woody Woodpecker, Mighty Mouse, Mr.
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