2D animation

Drawn frame by frame, or moved on a plane. The oldest grammar in animation and still the one that carries the most personality per frame.

12 min

Gertie the Dinosaur

Winsor McCay · 1914 · Hand-drawn

7 min

Felix the Cat in The Cold Rush

Otto Messmer · 1925 · Hand-drawn

8 min

Steamboat Willie

Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks · 1928 · Hand-drawn

11 min

The Sinking of the Lusitania

Winsor McCay · 1918 · Hand-drawn

11 min

Little Nemo

Winsor McCay · 1911 · Hand-drawn