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William Kennedy Laurie Dickson
He created the first motion picture camera. He named it the kineotograph. The camera was commissioned by Thomas Alva Edison. -
Edison Corporation
They established the first motion picture studio. It was a kinetograph production center nicknamed Black Maria. -
Auguste and Louis Lumiere
They hold the first private screening. They invented the Cinematograph, its a combination of a camera and projector. -
Edwin S. Porter
Edwin S. Porter turns into a cameraman, director, and producer to make The Great Train Robbery. This short film establishes the shot as a basic film element. -
D. W. Griffith
They created The Birth of a Nation. It introduced narrative close ups, flashbacks and other elements that are used on film today -
Sergei Eisenstein
He created Potemkin which raised the role of montages in films. It served as a unifying element in film. -
Gone with the Wind
It went on to make $192 million making it one of the most profitable films of all time. Its also one of the most longest films it was 231 minutes long. -
Citizen Kane
Orson Welles created Citizen Kane a film were he used newly developed film stocks and wider, faster lens. He pushed the boundaries for montage and sound. -
Breathless
Jean Luc Godard created Breathless. It was made for $90,000 in four weeks. The movies jump cuts and editing opened up new possibilities for fillmmakers. -
West Side Story
The film one the Oscar for best picture, supporting actors, supporting actress, and directing. -
Star Wars
Star Wars gets released. It will go on to be the second highest grossing film. -
Titanic
It became the highest grossing film of all time. It made $580 million. It got 11 academy awards.
