History of film

By ethan232

  • First motion-picture

    First motion-picture
    Edward Muybridge successfully captured motion images of a horse galloping. This was done by placing 12 cameras with electromagnetic shutters along the a track and a thread was used to activated them.

  • Cinematography

    Cinematography
    Created by the Lumière brothers, this was a public screening room for people to sit and watch images move for 30 seconds or less, this was in contrast to Thomas Edison's 'Peepshow' which was made completely for material gain.

  • The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery
    A former employee of Thomas Edison: Edwin Porter, who created at the time the longest film feature, 'The Great Train Robbery' with 14 scenes while lasting 12 minutes (where most lasted 30 seconds)

  • Theatres

    Theatres
    The very first movie theatre is built and opened in Pittsburgh named The Nickelodeon. A nickelodeon is a theatre meant for large crowds.

  • Birth Of A Nation

    Birth Of A Nation
    Birth Of A Nation becomes the first ever blockbuster movie. Director D.W. Griffith used editing techniques revolutionary for their time.

  • The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer
    The very first film feature to have sound in it, changing film for the rest of time, using sound-on-film methods like the Viatphone system. Other films following and improving sound quality.

  • Technicolor

    Technicolor
    This technology wasn't used much since 1922. Becky Sharp created this new form of technology. Two-color film technology was now available for people to see.

  • 3D

    3D
    This achieved a wide release of it in 1953. People tried earlier to make 3D happen, but people realized how cool it was during the 1950s. 3D relied on stereoscopic technology.

  • Ratings of Motion Pictures

    Ratings of Motion Pictures
    This was introduced in 1968. Motion Picture Ratings came a little later. These tell you what type of movie it is. Ratings such as G, PG, R, PG-13, etc. were created.

  • The Steadicam

    The Steadicam
    The Steadicam was made 1976. It was used in Rocky for the first time. It became available and offered new options to filmmakers.

  • Growth of 3D films (2003 Onward)

    Growth of 3D films (2003 Onward)
    With improving technology, 3D films became more popular. In addition, a number of new IMAX facilities, offering larger format screens were constructed. Today, many large-budget films can be watched in 2D or 3D.

  • Disney buys Pixar

    Disney buys Pixar
    The Walt Disney Co. pays $7.4 billion for Pixar Animation Studios.