Emile Cohl - Fantasmagorie 1908

Émile Cohl created Fantasmagorie in 1908.
To make this film, Cohl placed each drawing on an illuminated glass plate and then traced the next drawing-with variations-on top of it until he had some 700 drawings. In 1908, chalkboard caricaturists were common vaudeville attractions and the characters in the film look as though they've been drawn on a chalkboard, but it's an illusion. By filming black lines on paper and then printing in negative Cohl makes his animations appear to be chalk drawings.

[@Omicron91]

Wow, the first animated film. Pretty impressive how far animation has come in one hundred and one years.

[@SogenSith]

Hooray for 100 years of animation! Thank you, Cohl. :D

[@78998k]

I can't believe nobody has commented on this since it turned 100 years old. I'm mostly surprised that he shows his hands, breaking the fourth wall in one of the first cartoons.

[@AndreONEz]

This is a mental trip.

[@Hboycey]

The thing is, this is still amazing in 2009. The animation is so smooth! I have a little essay to complete too :)

[@heylinspongesprite]

102 years old. Wow

[@memahselfni]

one hundred years of cartoons.... wow, thank you for putting this up

[@glauconlisboa]

i like so much...the animation begin in the note pad sequence, is real amazing!

[@fmfanatic4448]

Cool! I love watching these old animations! And thanks for sharing the little historical tidbits too -- I would never have known that wasn't actually a chalk drawing!

[@RayPointerChannel]

The comment that this was done on chalk is incorrect. First of all, it is impossible to animate with this much accuracy in chalk. Cohl animated on paper and the white line effect was the result of using a "negative reverse" changing the black line on paper to white on black.

[@AishlingONeill]

Happy 100th Birthday To Animated Film!!! This was the first!!! Awesome!!!

[@HCShannon]

0:32 It's the Jack in the Box mascot!

[@Mazurka1001]

Very creative.

[@MrCherryBr]

Thanks for sharing

[@Cathiina]

Thanks for this movie! Helped my understanding of the history of animation!

[@doll_juice]

Same here! So amazing ho animation ahs developed thorugh the years. Thank You!

[@Basinber]

qué imaginación...es fantástico. Emile Cohl y LADISLAW STAREWICZ!!

[@markocska94]

It's pretty good for a first animated cartoon.

[@NiyuLuna]

Esta película pronto cumplirá ya 102 años :D

[@ferretyluv]

What just happened?

[@RunikaMori]

Oh wow, 102 years ago.

[@davidamarat]

Congratilations! This is a diamond!

[@Sapov]

1:05 love that part!

[@doll_juice]

@RayPointer The desctiption states "Cohl makes his animations appear to be chalk drawings".

[@TehLislis]

This. is. freaking. AWESOME. XD

[@csacomedy]

101 years ago...

[@Pumax1604]

100 years now... Happy century

[@estlibold]

ye olde stickman adventures xD

[@matenzo]

unreal. it's what my dreams feel like.

[@kingamer19]

100 years old Cool!

[@CJMorillo]

that was really random, and not planned.

[@MerleOberon]

don't forget Gertie the Dinosaur...

[@hauas]

Thank you!

[@blusheep23]

very first animation evar!

[@Fyrzon]

@SamSaxonCore Damn, a 3 year old comment? It's kinda cute actually... I look back on it and I'm like "Aw... those silly past selves!" Lol!

[@Boti4elli]

100 years of animation. Premier of this film was 17 august 1908.

[@gilderic]

Wonderful document !

[@TTTempesTTT420]

but but...... J.S.Blackton is the father of animation !!!

[@EMPPT]

Simple but very nice.

[@bluenail90]

And a happy ending : )

[@THEIRONCLAYMAN]

i think it was the first animation ever made

[@alpl7]

102 years ago....

[@ciklprr]

I feel high.

[@Basinber]

increible, increible, increible

[@0YTMan]

102 years ago! WOW!

[@AlbertMondback]

Amazing.

[@RunikaMori]

102 years ago. :O

[@CatsEyes1717]

Cool!

[@TunzTunz92]

the first canimated cartoon...wow!

[@linuxman123456]

very cool,

[@MushrooMilkshake]

So my question is...is this the first ever animated cartoon, aside from flip books and other such devices?

[@StarClair]

WOW! O_O Historic!!!! ...And probably opium inside... XDDD

[@Dubbag]

101 now!

[@y318]

Beautiful, I think iit would be better if it included some music.

[@ug5151]

an old cartoon thats 101

[@2MKcreations]

100 years of French Animation

[@EMANUELRPAREDES90]

yeahhhh!!!

[@oosvn]

hey they is another cohl's animation i have heard with characters of a policeman, a jealous lover n a girl. i donno d name. but i read about it in the book animation survival kit. in case u have it plz upload

[@yemenHeart]

very interesting

[@Televishone]

Anyone else think of E-Pro when they saw that?

[@JakeRyanFilms]

happy 100th

[@Franiveliuselmago]

re surreal

[@ug5151]

now 101

[@MrSmileyHasABigDong]

what drugs were they on XD

[@BranislavDJ]

hm......CGI -.-