1897 in animation
Events in 1897 in animation.
Events
Specific date unknown:- *William Harbutt developed plasticine in 1897. To promote his educational "Plastic Method" he made a handbook that included several photographs that displayed various stages of creative projects. The images suggest phases of motion or change, but the book probably did not have a direct influence on claymation films. Still, the plasticine product would become the favourite product for clay animators, as it did not dry and harden and was much more malleable than its harder and greasier Italian predecessor plasteline.
- *The first use of time-lapse photography in a feature film was in Georges Méliès' motion picture Carrefour De L'Opera.
- *By 1897, German toy manufacturer Gebrüder Bing had a first prototype of their toy "kinematograph". It would later be used for traced pictures from live-action films.