History Of Film

First "film" ever made.

Jun 15, 1878

The first motion picture ever made was a horse galloping for about 5 seconds.

First camera is invented.

Sep 4, 1888

George Eastman invented the newly designed, user friendly Kodak cameras.

First Action Film " The Great Train Robbery"

Dec 1, 1903

" The Great Train Robbery" was the first action film released.

Fantasmagorie

Aug 17, 1908

French animation film by Émile Cohl was created in 1908 and it is considered to be the first animated cartoon.

First Movie Stunt

Nov 12, 1910

Man jumps out of a burning hot air balloon into the Hudson River while a movie camera rolled.

Warner Bros

Apr 4, 1923

With the help of money loaned to Harry Warner by his banker Motley Flint, the Warner Brothers formally incorporated Warner Bros. Pictures.

First Film With Sound

1927

"The Jazz Singer" was the first feature film presented as a talkie.

The Wizard of Oz

Aug 25, 1939

The Wizard of Oz was the game changer in the film industry because they introduced color into the film.

First Color Television Broadcast

Jun 25, 1951

CBS broadcasted the very first commercial color TV program.

First Blockbuster

Jun 20, 1975

Steven Spielberg's Jaws is considered the first summer blockbuster.

CGI

Jun 11, 1993

In all of Jurassic Park's CG dinosaurs have just 6 minutes of screen time, while dinosaur effects shots make up only 14 minutes of the 127 minute film.

Film to Digital

2010

In the 2000s the transition for film to digital began and by the 210s, digital as the new normal with film being used sparingly.