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The first film camera
The first film camera was made in 1888 by George Eastman, who started manufacturing paper film in 1885 before switching to celluloid in 1888-1889 -
first film company
Thomas Edison built the first movie studio in the U.S when he constructed the Black Maria, a tarpaper-covered structure near his laboratories in West Orange, New Jersey, and asked circus, vaudeville, and dramatic actors to perform for the camera. -
Black and white silent film 1900
At the start of the 20th century black and white silent film have becoming more popular the first movie in the 1900s is Sherlock Holmes Baffled a very short American silent film by Arthur Marvin -
Filming in war
During ww1 filming was used for propaganda and to capture the war on both sides from Germany, France, Uk, Russia, U.S and other countries but filming the war was hard because of Depression, Fighting and Death. For propaganda thats filming military training, honor, Fighting, and to buy war bonds for the industrial productions. The actors for propaganda is famous movie star Charlie Chaplin. -
Expansion of Hollywood film making
The 1920s saw the improving of Hollywood filming making and worldwide film attendance. Throughout the decade, film production increasingly focused -
Great depression
During the great depression that lasted for a decade movies became more popular like the classic Frankenstein and Dracula. Entertainment was a big thing in New York but some theaters shut down and actors were jobless and didn't have money to eat. -
World war 2 filming
During WW2 Germany and other countries used propaganda to fight and defend their country propaganda was a really big thing in Germany Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels wanted all german people to listen to propaganda. Filming in battle was very brave move for photographers on both sides soldiers risk their lives to film the battle. -
Color movies
Color movies become more and more popular in the 1950s with color TV and color film -
Full living color and sound
In the 1960s film industry became better with enhanced color footage and better audio JFK speech at NASA during the space against the USSR his famous in his presidency is " We shall go to the moon." -
Award winning movies
In the 1970s movies became one the best and classic movies and they still are today award winning movies is Godfather, Jaws, Star Wars, Apocalypse Now and Halloween.
