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It Started With A Bet
A man bet a group of rich men 25,000 dollars that when galloping horses have all four hoofs off the ground.
The men lined up a series of cameras and discovered that it was true. They also noticed that when they flipped the pictures it appeaered as if the horse was moving. -
The First Movie Threatre
In 1895 the first movie theatre displayed a series of moving images. -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison developed the peephole kinetoscope which only allowed one person at a time to view moving images. -
The Lumiere Brothers
The Lumiere brothers devised a projecter that could show motion picture known as the cinematographe. They used it to display a series of short films that were about 30-60 seconds long. -
Vaudevilles
Vaudvilles were small theaters that featured short dramtic skiits or comedy routines that later developed into nickelodeons. Nickelodeons recieved their name because they costs a nickel to view them. -
Nickelodeons
Nickelodeons were theatres that featured films. Because sound wasn't available during that time period they would often use an orchestra or use items to make their own sound effects. -
The First Narrative Film
In 1903 The Great Train Robbery was the first narrative film to be shown. It was created by Thomas Edison and Edwin Porter. It featured 14 scenes and was 12 minutes long. -
Expansion of Nickelodeons
By 1910 Nickelodeon theaters were attracting 26 million people per week. In only five years that number had more than doubled.
People began seeing the potential for big profits and monopolies were developed. -
(MPPC) Motion Picture Patents Company
The MPPC was a monoply formed by Thomas Edison. The MPPC controlled the production raw film as well as the projection equipment, and film distribution. -
How Film Came to the West Coast
Alot of the weather in New York didn't provide the light needed to shoot a film. However the weather in California was cooperative to the conditions need to shoot a film, and it allowed film producers to escape the MPPC. -
Movie Business Approach
Thomas Edison, the leader the MPPC wouldn't release the names of the actors in his films because he didn't want to pay them alot of money. However film producers in the west coast released the name of the actors in their films because they belived they could make more profit if the public recognized their favorite actors and actresses in the films. -
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin was a comedic genius that became a millionare by 1917. He used his films to communicate good and evil in society, and social equality.
