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The beginning
Moving Images, Cinematography It all started with one meaningless bet. On if a horses 4 legs would be in the air at the same time. Of course he was right and they noticed If you look at them very fast It looks like the real thing, a flip book. -
The Kinetoscope
The bet moved into the invention of the moving images. Thomas Edison was the one that had the idea to get more money by It only be for one person at a time. This plan actually worked In the end. -
The Cinematography
The first men who did what Thomas Edison didn't were 2 men from France, the Lumière brothers. They called this cinematography. They started to make short films in cafe's and charged admission. -
Vaudeville
Cinematography evolved into vaudeville. Vaudeville is comedy routines, dramatic skits that would be a minute or two. The audiences loved these short comedy routines for how funny they were. -
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon is an expansion of vaudeville. They were small theaters that showed short films. For sound effects people in the back would usually play the piano. Or there would be people making sound effects In the back. -
First narrative Film
Thomas Edison, Edwin Porter were the created the very first narrative film In the U.S. The name of this film Is "The Great Train Robbery". -
Nickelodeon Theaters
In this time period Nickelodeon theaters have brought in 26-million viewers on a weekly basis. In the next five years they brought in more than double of 26-million.The popularity attracted the attention of big profit explorers. -
Monopoly
Thomas Edison started a Monopoly and succeeded. He was in control of all things related to cinematography. If people were making movies in secret they would be beaten and their equipment would be destroyed. -
Hollywood
People started to make movies in Los Angeles because of the scenery, mountains, beaches, and sunlight. The main reason was it was a place that Thomas Edison and his Goons would not follow. -
Famous
Thomas Edison didn't want their actors to be known because he didn't want to pay them more money. But West Coast say an advantage of having popular stars. That more people would watch their movies. -
Mary Pickford
She is mainly known as American Sweetheart. She is a legendary actress in the time of the silent pictures. She often appeared on screen in young girl roles, even when she was grown up. -
Charlie Chaplin
He was the fist 20th Century superstar, he was a comic genius of silent comedy. He was getting payed $150 a week, by the 1917's he was getting way more than a million a year. He had messages in his acting. Of good and evil in the world, he was showing us what happens in the world in comedy.
