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Kinematoscope was invented
the Kinematoscope, was a way of getting moving pictures. patented by Philadelphian Coleman Sellers. to operate it you have to turn the hand crank and your pictures will start to move and seem as if its a moving video, it is an illusion. -
First demonstration of Phasmotrope
made in Philadelphia by Henry Renno Heyl, which is an illusion of motion. It makes you think the photographs are moving, that showed a rapid succession of still or photographs of dancers posed, giving the illusion of motion. -
First film camera was invented
Louis Le Prince invented the first movie camera. after many tries he finally made one lens to capture many pictures at once which turned into moving pictures.he made movies with the moving pictures. -
first action film was released
Before releasing the action film, there was mainly comedy or drama. But, after them making so many comedies, they thought to mix comedy and romance with fighting to make an action film. this created what we have today. -
the warner bros were established
the company was founded by four brothers. this is the studio behind all your favorite and well known movies and cartoons such as, looney tunes, Harry Potter, The Dark Knight, etc. Warner bros, are one of the most popular and successful studios of all time. -
first movie with sound
the first film with sound is called "The jazz singer".This was the end of silent film popularity.A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. -
frankenstein movie was released
was a horror film that came out in the 1930s.the horror film is about an obsessed scientist, Dr. Henry Frankenstein, who tries to create life by assembling a creature from body parts of the deceased (dead). Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster. -
The wizard of oz was created
the wiz came out in the year of 1939.The decade of the 1930s in film involved many significant films. The year 1939, in particular, was one of the biggest years (and is still considered one of the greatest years) in Hollywood with MGM's release The Wizard of Oz. -
The first color television broadcast
A successful color television system based on a system designed by RCA began commercial broadcasting on December 17, 1953.First live color coast-to-coast telecast. It all started with a commercial. Color television is a television transmission technology that includes information on the color of the picture, so the video image can be displayed in color on the television set. -
first video recorder
the first video recorder was invented in 1956.film was the only medium available for recording television programs. Charles Ginsburg led the team that developed a new machine that could run the tape at a much slower rate because the recording heads rotated at high speed. This allowed the high-frequency responsethat was needed. -
home VCR was invented
invented in 1970 these bulky plastic tapes that held our favorite movies and cartoons. A step behind the CD but, still truly a great invention in it's time. Family movies were brought from the reels and stored onto VCR tapes. These tapes were more durable and took up less space than the reels of film. -
The Godfather was released
"The Godfather" was released 1972. it revoltionized Drama movies. its based on Mario Puzo's best-selling novel of the same name. It is the first installment in The Godfather trilogy. It stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the father and son of a fictional New York crime family.
