Film history

By juvraj kang

  • first film

    first film
    Technically, the first movie is shown in Indiana. A guy named Charles Francis Jenkins used his special invention, the Phantoscope, to show a woman dancing on a wall. This film was very short and had no sound. Edison bought the patent and changed the name to the Vitascope.

  • first cinema

    first cinema
    First full-time cinema is opened in Los Angeles. The films are mostly short and have no sound.

  • Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation
    Birth of a Nation, the first feature-length film forces Nickelodeons to charge more for admission. This is the first step towards movie theaters as we know them today.

  • advancing theaters

    advancing theaters
    Movie theaters are showing more feature length films by now. Most theaters are owned by production studios, creating the building blocks of Hollywood.

  • First talkie

    First talkie
    The first talkie is released. Previous films had been released with sounds on discs, but The Jazz Singer was the first to have dialogue synchronized during a film. It changed the game for forever.

  • first drive in

    first drive in
    First drive-in movie theater opens in New Jersey. People could sit in the comfort of their own cars to watch movies.

  • antitrust laws

    antitrust laws
    Antitrust laws force Hollywood studios to de-couple from the movie theaters. That means that all films can be shown in any theater. This also leads to some of the movie theater brands that we know and love today.

  • Sound advancements

    Sound advancements
    First movie theater debuts stereophonic sound alongside a giant screen. This is the true beginning of the modern movie theater era.
    This makes the experience super immerse.

  • Motion Picture Ratings

    Motion Picture Ratings
    Motion picture ratings were introduced in 1968, with G, PG, R and X. PG-13 came significantly later. The X rating will later be replaced by NC-17.

  • Introduction of the Steadycam

    Introduction of the Steadycam
    The Steadycam, first used in Rocky, became available offering new options to filmmakers.

  • X rated films

    X rated films
    The X rating is replaced by NC-17 (no children under 17). This was probably due to help children not see explicit things

  • digital projectors made

    digital projectors made
    First digital projectors were unveiled to the public. No longer were huge reels of film needed to show a movie at the theaters.