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The first demonstration of Phasmotrope
the first demonstration of the Phasmotrope (or Phasmatrope) by Henry Renno Heyl in Philadelphia, that showed a rapid succession of still or posed photographs of dancers, giving the illusion of motion -
Etienne Marey in France develops a camera, shaped like a gun
Etienne Marey in France develops a camera, shaped like a gun, that can take twelve pictures per second. Marey also made movies. They were at a high speed (60 images per second) and of excellent image quality. His research on how to capture and display moving images helped the emerging field of cinematography. -
Thomas Edison shows his Kinetograph
In America, Thomas Edison holds the first public exhibition of films shot using his Kinetograph at the Brooklyn Institute. Unfortunately, only one person at a time could use his viewing machine, the Kinetoscope. -
Kinetograph
The Edison Corporation establishes the first motion-picture studio, a Kinetograph production center nicknamed the Black Maria (slang for a police van).
The first Kinetoscope parlor opens at 1155 Broadway in New York City. Spectators can watch films for 25 cents. -
Cinématograph
n France, Auguste and Louis Lumière hold the first private screening. The brothers invent the Cinématograph, a combination camera and projector. The image of an oncoming train is said to have caused a stampede. -
The first movie theater opens in Pittsburgh.
The first theater in the world exclusively devoted to showing motion pictures was the Nickelodeon, which was opened on June 19, 1905 in Pittsburgh, Penn. The theater was the creation of Harry Davis and John P. Harris who moved 96 seats into an empty store at 433-435 Smithfield St., transforming it into the world's first movie theater. -
Hollywood
When independant film directors were tired of the MCCP, and also the weather in New York, the directors went California. It was far away from the MCCP and the weather was better. This lead up to hollywood. -
Code of Deceny
Production Code in 1930 and began strictly enforcing it in 1934. The Production Code spelled out what was acceptable and what was unacceptable content for motion pictures produced for a public audience in the United States. -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Walt Disney’s decision to make Snow White, which was the first animated feature to be produced in English and in Technicolor, flew in first place as it become an instant classic -
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe dies of a drug overdose at age 36.
Government regulations force studios out of the talent agency business. -
Star Wars
Star Wars hiys theater for the first time a movie about a young jedi Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle-station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader. -
Titanic
Titanic becomes the highest-grossing film of all time, raking in more than $580 million domestically.
Titanic captures a record-tying 11 Academy Awards, including those for Best Picture and Best Director (James Cameron).
The American Film Institute announces its list of the top 100 films of all time. Citizen Kane tops the list.
