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The First Motion Picture
Eadweard Muybridge photographed a horse race using 12 cameras with electromagnetic shutters along the track. This was the result of a bet but more than money came out of it. Because of these pictures motion was captured and the first motion picture was formed. -
First Motion Picture Camera
At this time William Dickson had commissioned Thomas Edison to build the first motion-picture camera. Once finished it was named the Kinetograph. -
The Cinematographe
The invention was built by the Lumiere brothers it was a lightweight, hand-held motion picture camera. It was a combination of a camera and a projector. This was the start of what would be used in theaters. -
A Trip To The Moon
In 1902 after lots of struggle Georges Melies' film 'A Trip to the Moon' was released. It was the first sci-fi film and showed a future in special effects. -
Off The Screen
The Lumiere brothers created a short film where a train was barreling down screen and the audience believed the train would come off the screen and hit them. It caused panic and fear within the theater. Though after customers enjoying it a new gene opened. -
Giving Credit Where It's Due
Much like Adventure the names of the people who worked on the film were shown at the beginning of the motion picture. This is where credits first began. -
First 3D Film
It was a film called 'The Power Of Love' that claimed the title of the first 3D film. It was only shown twice publicly in 3D. It was an achievement gained from anaglyph glasses with opposite colored lenses. Though a good landmark in film history both originals are believed to be lost. -
Motion Gains Sound
Warner Bros. is responsible for the first movie to have spoken words. The film was named 'The Jazz Singer'. It produced $3.5 million dollars in revenue. -
The Wizard Sees Color
The Wizard of Oz was sepia-toned frame by frame by hand. That is until the door opened to Technicolor. A set was painted sepia tone and Judy Garland’s double was outfitted with a sepia dress and given a sepia makeover. -
Gone With The Wind
It was one of the world's first blockbusters still holding a strong spot as the highest grossing film of all time. 'The Star Wars Universe' reigning second 'Gone With The Wind' holds it's title at $1,854,769,700. -
Film In War
Because of World War II war films were created for propaganda, short films, educational civilians and military troops. These helped catch live footage of attacks. Such as The Battle of Midway. -
Legends
The works from these filmmakers speak for themselves. In 1974 Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, Brian DePalma and George Lucas stepped onto the film scene with innovative ideas that would last for decades.
