Film History

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  • Kinematoscope

    Kinematoscope
    Aimed to present the illusion of motion

  • Praxinoscope

    Praxinoscope
    projector device with a mirrored drum that created the illusion of movement

  • First photographs of motion

    First photographs of motion
    By Eadweard Muybridge

  • Kodak Camera

    Kodak Camera
    First camera put on the market

  • Private Screening

    Private Screening
    The Lumiere Brothers created this by using Cinematograph, a mix of projector and camera

  • Movie Theatre

    Movie Theatre
    Adaption from the Lumiere brothers first home screening but instead rows of seats and a projector pointed at a white blank canvas

  • Kinetophone

    Kinetophone
    By Edison

  • The Jazz Singer

    First film with sound

  • Steamboat Willie

    Steamboat Willie
    First cartoon to have synchronized sound

  • Golden Globe Ceremony

    Golden Globe Ceremony

  • Motion Picture Ratings

    Motion Picture Ratings
    The ratings were categorized with with G, PG, R and X; later PG-13 was added.

  • Steadicam

    Steadicam
    stabilize mounts for motion picture camera