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The first motion picture was created
This is important to film history because before they did not have a way to show a lot of motion. They only had pictures but with many pictures they were able to tell a story and show the audience a movie. Without our first motion picture wouldn't have movies! -
First Moving pictures with celluloid
The first picture with motion was created developed by celluloid film -
1910s The origins of hollywood
The origins of Hollywood as the Centre of the American film industry -
First film with sound The Jazz Singer
This was is important to film history because it was a well paid risk. It didn't need to happen, everyone thought the audience would not like the sound.
But they put it in anyways and the audience loved it this would obviously encourage movies with sound in the future that is why this is important to history -
The Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
Charlie Chaplin was famous for his comedic performances.
Charlie was able to be so alive in black and white without sounds.
I think he made an impact on film history because he was the perfect model for a comedic actor. Charlie also put a lot of messages in his films. Charlie was an amazing actor especially for the silent era of pantomimes. -
1940s Betty Grable
Betty Grable signed with 20th century fox in 1940. They become a star of their musicals -
Singing in the Rain (one of the first films with color)
Singing in the rain is important to film history because it added color. Audiences seeing color in films changed a lot of things one of them being that more things you can do with movies. -
1960s End of Hollywood studio system
in the 1960s Hollywood studio system and started a new Era of the independent underground cinema -
1970s Creative High point
Although 1970s opened with Hollywood experiencing a financial and artistic depression though later it would become a creative high point for the US film industry -
Special Effects
1980s is when special effects started to become used in films -
1980s rise of independent studios and more CGI
More independent studios such as Miramax, Lions Gate and New line then movies with CGI such as Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park -
2010 First animated film to gross $1 billion
Toy story 3 in 2010 was the first animated movie to gross 1 billion and would later would inspire more to come.
