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Thomas Edison Closes "Americas First Movie Studio"
In January of 1901 Thomas Edison closed the first movie studio in America. Not only that but 2 years later he demolished the building. This movie studio was called the "Black Maria". -
Nestor Motion Picture Company Opens The First Motion Picture Studio
David Horsely's Nestor Motion Picture company decided to open the very first motion picture studio. The company was founded in 1909 as the West Coast production unit of the Centaur Film Company. Later they had opened up the very first motion picture studio in Hollywood. -
Broadways First 1 Million Dollar Theatre Opens
Loew's State Theatre was a theatre located in Broadway, and was designed by Thomas Lamb. It had a seating capacity of 3,200. The theatre held a number of very notable world premieres. -
Motion Picture Industry Goes Under The NRA
The National Recovery Administration was an agency established by president Franklin D. Roosevelt. The goal of this agency was to get rid of "cut throat competition" by bringing labor, industry, and government together to create codes of "fair practice". The codes helped workers set maximum wages and weekly hours, as well as minimum prices products could be sold. -
Motion Picture War Propaganda
The Senate wanted to investigate into motion picture war propaganda. Senators wanted to find out if the movie industry was making bad motion picture movies. Specifically ones that was trying to get people to support the United States joining World War 2 along side our allies. -
Elvis Presley Returns From The Military To Go Back To Hollywood
Elvis served 2 years in the military and upon returning he went back to Hollywood. He needed to film his G.I Blues comedy movie, since not only was he a singer but he was also an actor. The movie ended up being #2 on his billboard charts. -
Mary Poppins Was Released
On August 27th the first Mary Poppins movie was released. This movie became Disney's highest-grossing movie of all time. It ended up winning 5 Academy Awards, and inspired many people not only in the real world, but also many people in the film industry. -
IMAX Projection System Begins
The first permanent IMAX projection system begins showing at Ontario Place's "Cinesphere" in Toronto. This same one remains in operation in todays time. Before this the theatres were only in museums and science centers. -
Tron Is The First Movie To Use Computer Animation Extensively
The Sci-Fi movie Tron is the first ever movie to use computer animation extensively. 15 minutes was fully computer generated of 3D CGI including the light cycle sequence. Also includes very early facial animation. -
Pentagon Was The First Movie To Use Photo Realistic CGI
The Pentagon was the first use of photo realistic CGI architectural fly-through. It was also the first use of human movement on a CGI character. Unlike Tron where it was just the face. -
Avatar Is The First Full-Length Movie Made Using Performance Capture
Avatar became the first full-length movie made using performance capture to create photo realistic 3D characters. It also was used to create a CG 3D photo realistic world. The first virtual art department and complete virtual production pipeline was developed by the main director and his team to make it in real-time. -
The Mandalorian Was The First Usage Of 360-Degree LED Screen
This was the first usage of a 360-degree LED screen to combine virtual sets with live action actors. This is what created the environments in the show. It has inspired many other film and tv productions.