Film Timeline

  • first camera

    first camera
    first camera built. this was a partially successful build. This was a start of modern pictures and film. this camera was extremely difficult to work with and that's why many people didn't really want it
  • First moving pictures

    First moving pictures
    The first moving pictures that was accidentally made. It was made from scholars betting that a horse has no hooves on the ground at a point in galloping. They hired a professional photographer and he sets up multiple cameras that takes a picture once that horse triggers it tripwire.
  • First film

    First film
    This was the first silent short film. Created by Louis le prince. This short film was the oldest recorded film lasted only 2.11 seconds
  • First projector

    First projector
    The lumiere brothers unlike Thomas Edison wanted movies to be projected widely confront go an audience. so they created a projector. the projector projects or shows the film from a machine in the back using a light bulb
  • First narrative movie

    First narrative movie
    The first movie with a narrative called Porter's The Great Train Robbery. created by Edwin Porter one of Thomas Edisons employees. This movie was about 2 robbers robbing a train it was a silent black and white film
  • Monopoly over motion films

    Monopoly over motion films
    in 1910 nickelodeon averaged 26 million views.Thomas Edison wanted to ensure profits and create a monopoly over motion films. with him and other companies they made the MPPC (motion picture patent company) where they set any price and if you want to make a film you had to pay it.
  • The movie move

    The movie move
    around this time when the MPPC was made many people wanted to make films with ought paying much. Most people made a move to California away from the MPPC in New York and things was fair like good pay to the actors and putting credits on the movie.
  • Technology for talkies!

    Technology for talkies!
    late 1920 early 1930 the technology for using voices and sound started. talkies didn't instantly become a main attraction people didn't want to get disappointed by the voices of their favorite actor.
  • Color!!

    Color!!
    wizard of oz was one of the first movies in color. it was great movie for introducing color. this became popular and most movies started having color once it became more safe
  • The stop of silent films

    The stop of silent films
    by 1937 -1940 silent films stopped. movies with the actors talking was more popular. this was a start of modern films
  • Blockbusters

    Blockbusters
    as time goes on and Hollywood continues to grow and as well as technology. Thanks to jaws it marks the start of the blockbuster era. meaning in this era many movies were blockbusters examples like alien and Star Wars
  • Modern movies

    Modern movies
    as cgi became more advanced and movies started becoming digital movies become more modern. this is where we are at now. movies like avengers Spiderman and others are examples of modern movies