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Horse race
A man named Eadwaerd Muybridge Made film. He bet $25,000 dollars that when a horse is at full speed, all the hooves are off the ground at one time. He set up cameras all around the track to take pictures of the horse and prove he was right. He won the $25,000 dollars. -
Vaudevilles
During the making of cinematography, Vaudevilles opened. These were very small theatres where people performed. They charged a nickle to see each show, which came the name Nickelodeon. -
First film camera
The first ever film camera was a kodak camera. It was invented by George Eastman and it was inexpensive. -
Kinetoscope
After findng out about video, Thomas Edison invented the Kinetoscope. He opened up Kinetoscope parlors and knew about projectors and didn't tell anybody. He wanted to make more money by doing one person a machine. -
Cinematography
The first cinematography was only for the wealthy. The first movie was a video of a train passing by. They wre only 20 - 30 second movies. -
The Great Train Robbery
In 1903, an employee of Thomas Edison, Edwin Porter, made the first U.S. narrative film. The movie lasted 12 minutes. It was a real epic movie by the standards of the day. -
Nickelodeons
In 1905, a small theatre opened up. They showed films with pianos playing in the background. The shows only cost a nickle, which gave its name nickleodeon. -
First Cartoon
The first cartoon was called humorous phases of funny faces. -
MCCP
After The Great Train Robbery, Thomas Edison manipulated the film industry. Thomas Edison owned all of the film industires. New York was the film capitol at the time. -
The West Coast
Independent film directors were tired of the MCCP and the weather in New York. They went to California for good weather and to stay away from the MCCP. -
First stunt
A man jumps into the huson river from a burning balloon. -
First film with sound
The first film with sound was "The Jazz Singer". It was made by Warner Brothers.
