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Zoetrope
William George Horner invents the zoetrope which resembles a projector. -
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History
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Pictures in Motion
Eadward Muybridge streams together photos of a galloping horse resulting in what appears to be a simple movie. -
"Shooting" Film
"Chronophotographic" camera is brought about by Etienne Jules Marey. In the shape of a gun, this camera is able to capture twelve successive images per second. -
Celluloid Breakthrough
Nitrate celluloid film invented by American Hannibal W. Goodwin. -
Kodak
George Eastman introduces the "Kodak" camera and trademarks the name. -
Single Lens
Frenchman Louis Augustin Le Prince creates camera with single lens. He then uses this invention to make a picture sequence of traffic on a bridge in London. -
On a Roll
Henry Reichenbach develops and patents roll film. -
Kinetograph
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson builds first camera resembling those used in modern motion-pictures. -
Vertical-Feed
In the summertime of 1892, Edison and Dickson construct a camera that feeds film vertically. The film used in this invention sets up the future for 35 mm film guage. -
The Black Maria
The Black Maria, world's first motion picture studio, is built in West Orange, NJ. -
First Film Exhibition
World's first film exhibition takes place at Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. -
Censorship?
A short film entitled "Carmencita", feauturing a Spanish dancer of the same name, shows a woman's legs as she dances and spins. This became one of the earliest examples of censorship in film. -
Projecting to an Audience
Charles Francis Jenkins, using a Phantoscope, projects a film onto a screen for an audience. -
Lumière Brothers
Two French brothers, Auguste and Louis Lumière, invent the Cinématographe (essentially a combination between a small camera and projector). With this device, they create the first-known comedy, called in English, "The Sprinkler Sprinkled". -
First Paying Audience
At a storefront theatre in New York City, a boxing match is viewed by a paying audience. -
The Kiss (1896)
First ever cinematic kiss is made, involving May Irwin and John Rice. -
Scale-Model Effects
Camera operators in Cuba, unable to capture scenes of Spanish-American war, return to studios and use models/painted backdrops. Scale-model effects begin. -
Innovative Effects
Known as the "Father of Special Effects", Georges Méliès introduces disappearances and double exposures in his 400th film, "Le Voyage Dans La Lune (1902)" -
The Great Train Robbery (1903)
Using multiple camera positions and on location shooting, The Great Train Robbery (1903) is one of the first films to incorportate modern filming techniques. -
Filming Indoors
Mercury lamps, created by Cooper Hewitt, allow scenes to be filmed inside without sunlight.
