Mary Ellen Bute
Filed under: people, Animator, Artist, Director, Filmmaker, Painter, Special Effects Animator, U.S.A.
"Mary Ellen Bute was an American animator, director, and producer known as one of the first female experimental filmmakers and the creator of some of the first electronically generated film images. Bute was a pioneer of visual music and electronic art..."
Kenzō Masaoka
Filed under: people, Actor, Animator, Director, Producer, Special Effects Animator, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, Anime, Early Sound, Japan, Toei Animation Studio
"Masaoka was one of the first Japanese animators, who also trained and guided artists who would move on to become the next generation of animators. Masaoka is credited with creating the earliest anime using cel animation and recorded sound. He has als..."
Willis Harold O’Brien
Filed under: people, Animator, Special Effects Animator
"O'Brien was an innovative special effects animator, most well-known for the landmark production in 1925 of The Lost World, and animated the Gorilla sequences in the famed King Kong film from the 30's. He also developed the revolutionary animation..."