Animation

Animation is derived from the word animate, which means "to give life to". Its usage has not only been constrained to the 1900s, many forms of classical usages of animation have been created, such as the Thaumatrope and the Magic Lantern. It is a form in which stories and ideas can be told. During the 1900s when modern animation was invented, it was originally used as a form of advertising in a match commercial. After that it became more widespread and common. By 1928 animation had developed enough technically, artistically and importantly commercially. It became commercially viable and extremely popular. From then on it just became more and more widespread in its usage and more and more ways of creating animation were created and put into the mix. Nowadays you can turn on any television and see at least some form of animated sequence in 10 minutes of watching.