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The start of film
It all started with a $25,000 bet. They betted because some people argued that a galloping horse had all 4 of its feet off of the ground sometimes. To settle the issue forever a rapid sequence of pictures were tooken of a running horse and when they were developed it was found that the horse did have all 4's off the ground -
Adding sound to moving pictures
Thomas Edison met with Edward Muybridge. They were meeting to discuss adding sound to moving pictures. Edison would eventually begin his own experiments -
Vaudevilles
Vaudeville were quite popular around this time. They started featuring short films in order to get one-up on competition and also to film in time between acts. Vaudevilles eventaully expanded into nickelodeons because they would cost only a nickel for the plays -
Kinetoscope
Devices were invented that would fascinate anyone who wanted to watch moving images and objects. All of the devices had the disadvantage of only allowing an audience of just 1. A single peephole was provided behind the series of drawings or pictures were presented in a fast sequence -
Cinématographe
It was invented by brothers Louis and Auguste Lumiere. It;s similar to one of Thomas Edison's inventions and also functions as a camera. The 1st public demonstration took place at the grand cafe on december 28th 1895 and within 2 months it was being used throughout europe and north america -
The 1st U.S. narrative flim
In 1903,Edwin Porter, an employee of Thomas Edison create the 1st U.S. narrative film, The Great Train Robbery. Its a real story line involving crosscutting between different narrative sequences and different camera positions and distances were introduced into film as well. It only lasted 12 minutes and had only 14 scenes. -
Invention of Kinemacalor
Charles Urban invented the kinemacolor in 1906.It flourished for a few years. It was also an additive process -
The attraction of nickelodeon theaters
By 1910 nick theaters were attracting 26 millions viewers per week. By 1915 the number had more than doubled and the popularity bean to attract the attention of those seeing the potential for big money and big profits -
Warner Bros.
In 1923 The Warner Brothers were established. The company produces movies, video games and tv shows, and are very popular as well, the revenue is $12.992 billion and $1.416 is the operating income. It's one of the big six major american film studios. -
Formation of the AMPAS
In 1927 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was formed. Its most famous for its annual presentation of the Oscars. It has 6,687 members -
1st drive-in theater
In 1933 the 1st drive-in theater opened in Camden,New Jersey. At 1st they showed mostly b-movies and played more than just b-movies later on. Today there are less than 500 drive-in theatres in the united states. -
Success with disney movies!
Snow white and the seven dwarfs were successful. This led to other good disney movies such as Pinocchio, Dumbo and Bambi. Theyr'e all historic movies. -
The threat!
The cinematic industry was threatened by T.V. The increasing popularity of the medium would mean that some of the theaters would be shut down. They also went bankrupt -
Debut of motion picture rating systems
In 1968 motion picture rating debuted. The ratings include G for general audiences, PG for parental guidance, R for restricted under 17 and X for explicit. That's what they mean. -
Major hit Star Wars hits the screens!
In May 1977 star wars hit the theater screens. It became a major hit and it grew in ticket sales. The film's breathtaking visual effects won an oscar as well -
PG-13 introduction
In 1984 in the U.S. the PG-13 motion rating system was introduced. It was used for films that straddled the line between PG and R. It was really for controversies that were surrounding the violent scenes in the PG films -
World 1st DVD player.
The worlds 1st DVD player was called the Toshiba SD-3000, which launched in November 1996. According to the DEG all the DVD sales and rentals totaled to equal $21.2 billion in 2004. The 1st dvds and players were available as well in november 2004 and march 1997 in japan and also europe in 2003 -
Titanic
On December 19,1997 the movie titanic was released. It's the most expensive movie of all time, its costs between $250 and $300 million to produce and market as well.In 1998 it became the highest-grossing movie of all time with more than $580 million domestically and it captured a breath-taking and record tying 11 oscars. -
Resurgence of 3d films
Because of the improving technology 3d films were becoming popular. In 2003 Ghosts of the Abyss was the 1st full-length 3d imax film that was filmed with the reality camera system. The film Gravity won Oscar's and became 3d landmark film -
Titanic 3d version for 100th anniversary!
In 2012 Titanic re-released 3d version of titanic, which is also known as Titanic in 3D. It was used to honor the 100th anniversary. It took 60 weeks weeks and $18 million to produce the movie.
