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First motion picture
The first motion picture was captured in 1878 by Eadweard Muybridge. This was o motion capture of someone riding a horse. He did this wit 12 cameras and a string to capture the picture. -
Edison effect
In the 1880’s Thomas Eddison discovered something called the Edison Effect. This was discovered while Edison was trying to improve his lamp. He discovered Thermionic emission -
Stop motion
A filmmaker named Georges Melies developed stop motion. He developed this in France in 1896. This idea of stop motion came from the new motion picture technology. -
A Trip to the Moon
Made by Georges Melies, the same man that made the first motion picture. This was also the first science fiction movie. The movie has a scene that features a human face on the moon that was hit in the eye by a rocket. -
Frankenstein
The first movie version on Frankenstein by Mary Shelly. It was released in the United States. this was the first horror movie. -
First 3D Film
In 1922 the first 3D movie was made. It was called The Power of Love. The glasses had colored lenses. -
Golden Age
Around 1930 (1933+) was an era known as the "Golden Age," known for it's sound and color revolutions. -
Disney's Rise
Disney has always had its spotlight, but in the year of 1940, It had its biggest previews. -
Theatre
In 1950, Wide screens grew much bigger in popularity, causing more people to flood theatres -
First tv broadcasts
In 1962, the first TV broadcast in color happened. -
Star Wars
In 1977, one of the biggest films ever made was brought to life. Star Wars. The worldwide gross is $221,280,994. -
Popularity Acending
This is when one of the biggest films, Friday the 13th was created.
$65,002,019 is the film's gross.