Film

Film History

  • The Bet

    The Bet
    Stanford claimed that, at some point of the gallop, all four of the horse’s hooves are in the air. Some of his colleagues took a common stand that one foot is always on the ground. It was a popularly debated question of the time, and it was Muybridge’s task to provide the answer using his photographic knowledge.
  • kinetoscope

    kinetoscope
    The Kinetoscope is an early motion picture exhibition device. The Kinetoscope was designed for films to be viewed by one individual at a time through a peephole viewer window at the top of the device.
  • The first Projector

    The first Projector
    The first movie projector was the Zoopraxiscope, invented by British photographer Eadweard Muybridge in 1879. The zoopraxiscope projected images from rotating glass disks in rapid succession to give the impression of motion. The stop-motion images were initially painted onto the glass, as silhouettes.
  • First moving picture

    First moving picture
    The first machine patented in the United States that showed animated pictures or movies was a device called the "wheel of life" or "zoopraxiscope." Patented in 1867 by William Lincoln, it allowed moving drawings or photographs to be viewed through a slit in the zoopraxiscope.
  • the great train robbery released

    the great train robbery released
    The Great Train Robbery was the robbery of £2.6 million from a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London on the West Coast Main Line in the early hours of 8 August 1963, at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn, near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England.
  • The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer
    This movie was the first movie with sound. And the movie is about the son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.
  • The wizard of oz released

    The wizard of oz released
    This movie was the first movie with color. They did it by combining 3 strips red blue and green. When this was released it shocked everyone in the theaters because no one knew about the color.
  • The Godfather was Released

    The Godfather was Released
    The Godfather is said to be the best movie ever created. with its 2hr 55min run time and amazing acting by Al Pacino and James Cann. And directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
  • Disney buying pixar

    Disney buying pixar
    Mickey Mouse and Nemo are now corporate cousins. Walt Disney has announced that it is buying Pixar, the animated studio led by Apple head Steve Jobs, in a deal worth $7.4 billion.
  • Moonlight was released

    Moonlight was released
    A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.