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He created the first motion picture camera. He named it the kineotograph. The camera was commissioned by Thomas Alva Edison.
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They established the first motion picture studio. It was a kinetograph production center nicknamed Black Maria.
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They hold the first private screening. They invented the Cinematograph, its a combination of a camera and projector.
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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.
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They created The Birth of a Nation. It introduced narrative close ups, flashbacks and other elements that are used on film today
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He created Potemkin which raised the role of montages in films. It served as a unifying element in film.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The film one the Oscar for best picture, supporting actors, supporting actress, and directing.
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Star Wars gets released. It will go on to be the second highest grossing film.
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It became the highest grossing film of all time. It made $580 million. It got 11 academy awards.
