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Moving Pictures
A bet was made that a horse couldn't get all of its legs of the ground while running; So Eadweard Muybridge set up 12 electromagnetic cameras to capture the horse running. The first motion picture was born. -
"Black Maria"
The first motion-picture studio established by Edison Corporation. It was a kinetograph production center, built on Broadway, New York. People could go and watch films for 25 cents. -
The Great Train Robbery
A 12 minute short filmed and directed by Edwin S. Porter. It was the first silent western. Based off of the real events of a train robbery carried out by a man named Robert Leroy Parker. Better known as Butch Cassidy. -
First Theatre
The first movie theatre opened was in Pittsburgh. Opened by Harry Davis and John P. Harris. It was called a Nickelodeon and became the first common style for movie theatres. -
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin was the first actor to be highly paid for his talents. He was an English film actor, director, producer, writer, and composer. Charlie would skip from one studio to another in search of greater control over his work. -
The Jazz Singer
Created by the Warner Brothers, was the first movie to come with words. The film is considered a historic milestone and a cinematic landmark. It also produced $3.5 million dollars in revenue. -
Yellow Brick Road Gains Color
A musical fantasy film created by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that was thought to be the greatest film in cinema history. Known best for its use of technicolor and nominations for academy awards such as Best Picture. -
The Friendly Ghost
Paramount Pictures released a cartoon short that introduced a new character called Casper. Casper's plot is that he is a lonely spirit looking for friends. -
"Melody"
Disney's first animated short cartoon filmed in 3D. Shown in the Fantasyland Theatre in Disneyland. -
Ratings and Restrictions
A rating system was introduced in 1968, G, PG, R and X. Later on they introduced more specific ratings such as PG-13. It helped viewers know the level of censorship a film had. -
VHS Tapes
Called the Home Video System or VHS for short is a an analog video recording on cassette tapes. First released by JVC, a company in Japan and then later to the US in 1977. -
Buying Pixar
Walt Disney Co. bought Pixar Animation Studios. The creator of some of the favorite childhood films: Toy Story, Ratatouille, and Monsters Inc.
