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The First Motion Picture
Eadweard Muybridge captured the first motion images. He took them of a horse galloping. He did this by placing 12 cameras with electromagnetic shutters along a track. Then used a thread to activated them. -
The Early Process to Creating Film
A famous inventor George Eastman creates a new piece of technology. He introduces it as the Kodak Camera to the world. Then a year later he went on to create the standard transparent film base. -
The Creation of Cinématographe
The Lumière brothers built a lightweight, hand-held motion picture camera. They called it the Cinématographe. They discovered that their machine can do more. It could be used to project images onto a larger screen. -
The Trip to The Moon
Georges Melies' release 'A Trip to the Moon'. Which was the first science fiction film. It also had the innovative use of special effects. -
Having to Give Credit
Credits begin to appear at the beginning of motion pictures. So that the actors were given credit. This also allowed these actors to gain in-popularity now that people knew there names. -
The First 3D Movie
The first commercially 3D film is released. It was called 'The Power of Love'. It used anaglyph type glasses with opposite colored lenses that created that 3D effect. -
The Drive-In Movies
The first drive-in movie theater was created. Which allowed consumers to drive to a theatre and watch the movie in their car. It opened in New Jersey, USA. -
The Release of Casablanca
The famous and well-regarded film "Casablanca" comes out. It premiered in New York City during the month of November. It turned out to be a huge success. -
The Spreading of McCarthyism
Hollywood was threatened by McCarthyism, with its accusations of communism. The Hollywood Ten refused to divulge any communist leanings and were imprisoned for contempt of court. -
Creation of Motion Picture Ratings
Motion picture ratings were introduced in 1968, with G, PG, R and X. PG-13 came significantly later. The X rating will later be replaced by NC-17. -
Introduction of the Steadycam
The Steadycam is a lightweight mounting for a movie camera that keeps it steady for filming when handheld or moving. It was first used in Rocky. It became available offering new options to filmmakers. -
Creation of THX
Since THX was originally created for motion picture quality, the very first film to show THX was Return of the Jedi, in its theatrical debut on May 25, 1983. THX had certified home media releases beginning in 1993 with The Abyss on Laserdisc, 1995 with the original Star Wars Trilogy on VHS, and 1997 on DVD.
