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The First Demonstration of Phasmotrope
The Phasmotrope was made by Henry Renno Heyl in Philadelphia. This invention showed a rapid succession of still photographs of dancers, giving the illusion of motion. -
Praxinoscope
The praxinoscope by French inventor Charles Emile Reynaud. It was a 'projector' device with a mirrored drum that created the illusion of movement with picture strips -
First Photographs of Motion
British photographer Eadweard Muybridge takes the first successful photographs of motion, showing how people and animals move. -
George Eastman Introduces Films
George Eastman introduces film made on a paper base instead of glass. This eliminated the need for glass plates and paper was more popular. -
Kinetoscope
Thomas Edison and W.K. Dickson developed the kinetoscope. This was was designed for films to be viewed by one individual at a time through a peephole viewer window at the top of the device. -
The First Private Screening
In France, Auguste and Louis Lumiere hold the first private screening. The brothers invented the Cinematograph, a combination camera and project, to project the movie -
The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery was one of the first crime movies that came out of the western genre. -
First Movie Theater
The first theater in the world for showing motion pictures was the Nickelodeon. It was opened in Pittsburgh, Penn. -
The First Animated Cartoon
The first animated cartoon Fantasmagorie is produced. It is one of the earliest examples of hand-drawn animation -
The Kinetophone
The kinetophone was made by Thomas Edison. The Kinetophone is an early motion picture exhibition device. This was an early attempt by Edison and Dickson to create a sound-film system. -
The First Feature Film
The first feature film is released when the two reels of D. W. Griffith's Enoch Arden are screened together. -
Photoplay
Photoplay was the first magazine to ever be released for movie fans. In 1921 Photoplay established the first significant annual movie award.
