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who created movies
Eadweard Muybridge
he was and english photographer important for his pioneering work in photographing studies of motion and early work in motion picture projection -
when were they started?
They began in the 1890s when motion picture camera were invented and film productions companies started to be established because of the limit technology -
Who invented Cinematographe?
The device was first invented and patented as the cinematographe Leon bouly by french inventor leon bouly on February 12 1892 -
Lumiere Brothers
In 1895 started to show films that were 30-60 seconds long
they created a projector that could show motion pictures on a screen for an audience their invention called the cinematographe -
First Movie theaters
The first movie theaters was ran by a kinetoscope parlor but the movie theater only allowed 1 person to watch it plays each time
it was called watching moving images -
thomas edison
Created the Peephole kinetoscope and thought that if he let one person at a time to watch a movie he could make a lot more than then letting them all watch and he sold these devices to get extra $ -
why was the capital of filming in California?
Because most films were shot outside and the landscape were great thanks to the beaches and the mountains and it was mostly great weather -
Why were the actors not listed
if the actors were named they would be well known and would request for more money the independent studios that had set up shop in the west coast saw things differently -
what is a popular female during the early era?
One of the most popular female during the early era was Mary pickford most people would go and buy tickets just because she was in the movie and was pretty rich and she was known as the America's Sweetheart -
What was the first movie that was every created ?
The Earliest surviving motion picture film showing actual consecutive action called Roundhay Garden scene By Louis Le Prince but it only lasted 2.11 seconds but it still counted as a movie -
The Inventors of Cameras?
Thomas Edison And William Friese-Greene
William created the field of motion pictures while Thomas Edison was the one who finally showed the camera to the public -
how did the kinetoscope function?
the kinetoscope was an early motion picture device it was designed for films and to be viewed only by one person through a peephole -
Vaudeville
Vaudeville were small theaters that featured short skits and song and dance # back then it was very popular
as the 1900s go on vaudeville expanded into nickelodeon -
Nickelodeon theaters
Nickelodeons theaters were small storefront type of theaters that featured films and have cast around the stage for sound effects so the movie wouldn't be silent . -
The first US narrative film
The film The Great Train Robbery was created by Edwin porter who was an employee of Thomas Edison -
The Group be hided the screen
The leader was Thomas Edison several companies formed a trust called motion picture patents company MPPC the plan was to combined patents and control things -
Where was the first cinema
in 1905 john p harris and harry Davis open a five cent admission movie theater in pittsburgh storefront naming it nickelodeons
and Gems and Bijous across north america -
How popular did it get?
By 1910 the nickelodeon theaters got really popular and they were getting 26 milion viewers each week 5 years later that increased by double and they were making big profits -
What was a popular male moviestar?
Charlie Chaplin he was well known for being a comic genius
he started out making $150 a week and by 1917 he made more than a million a year . -
The $25,000 Bet
The Bet was if the horse runs at full speed the hooves of the horses were all off the ground and were able to capture the picture in motion the movie was only a lot of pictures combined and it was only moving images.
