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The first film is created
The first film to be created was "The Horse in Motion". It was series of pictures that were taken simultaneously. It was created to prove that a horse, at some point while galloping, has all four hooves off the ground. -
Paper film was created
Paper film was the first flexible photographic roll film. Created by George Eastman, paper film was just a coating on a paper base. The image bearing layer was stripped from the paper and attached to a sheet of hardening clear gelatin. -
The first public screening
The first commercial screening took place in Paris. The film was created by Louis and Auguste Lumiere. They developed the first camera-projector called the Cinematographe. -
The growing popularity of story films
The Edison Corporation created "The Great Train Robbery" which established the use of shots and editing in film making. It was the start of the use of story-based films. Story films became more popular than regular daily life scenes or news. -
The first colored film
"The Gulf Between" was the first colored film that was created. Although many believe it to be "The Wizard of Oz". It was done by Technicolor, who developed their own two-color process. -
The first talkie was created
Talkies were films where the people and characters would actually speak. The first film to ever do this was "The Jazz Singer". This marked the end of the silent film era. -
Gone with the Wind premiers
"Gone with the Wind" is one of the most profitable movies of all time. At the time, it was also one of the longest films of about 231 minutes long. -
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival is a major events that takes place in Cannes, France. It celebrates new films of all genres from all over the world. The festival was originally named the International Film Festival. -
Hollywood develops the CinemaScope
The CinemaScope is an anamorphic process that compresses and image during film, the uncompresses it when it's projected. It squeezes a wide image into 35mm film. Despite having more advanced technologies, the CinemaScope is still in use today. -
Motion picture ratings
A rating system is created G, PG, R and X ratings. Eventually the X rating was changed to NC-17. Later on PG-13 was added. -
Steadicam was used for the first time
Invented by Garrett Brown, the Steadicam is a device that mounts a stabilized camera on a person that allows for free-reign to get clear, non-shaky shots. It was first used in the movie "Rocky". It's mainly used for getting smooth shots in any direction. -
Titanic was released
"Titanic" is the most expensive film of all time. By 1998, it becomes the highest grossing film of all time. The movie is based the story of the original Titanic ship that sank in 1912.