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The first movie
The first movie was very short and had no sound. It was a simple video of a woman dancing on a wall. It was also filmed with the Phantoscope. -
Film Scores
the first film scores released. Usually this was just sheet music that would be performed live in the theater by an in-house pianist or organist -
first cinema
The first full-time cinema is opened in Los Angeles. the films are mostly short and have no sound. -
Nickelodeon
the first nickelodeon opens in Pittsburgh,PA. These theaters got their names from their 5-cent admission charge, and they typically showed short, silent films -
Technicolor
The first colored movie was called "the Gulf between". It was a romantic comedy but it now considered a lost film. -
Movie theaters
Movie theaters are showing more feature length films by now. Most theaters are owned by production studios,creating the building blocks of hollywood. -
Talkie
The first talkie is released. Previous films had been released with sounds in discs, but the jazz singer was the first to have dialogue synchronized during a film. it changed the game for forever -
Steamboat Willie
Disney's Steamboat Willie was the first mickey mouse film released and the first cartoon with synchronized sound. -
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 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. -
Stereophonic sound
First movie theater debuts stereophonic sound alongside a giant screen. This is the true beginning of the modern movie theater era. -
VHS
The first VHS recorder was released to the public in Japan by JVC