History of Film

By cornell.w.runyan

  • First "film" ever made

    First "film" ever made
    The first motion picture ever made was a horse galloping.Louis Le Prince is the inventor of this 2.11 second film. Even though it is a super short film it is counted as a movie.It all started from a bet that the horses have all hooves above ground at one point.

  • Kodak camera introduced

    Kodak camera introduced
    George Eastman introduced this new camera as Kodak. The camera was supposed to be lightweight and inexpensive appealing to all consumers. You would use paper photographic film wound on rollers to start the camera.

  • First Animated Film Using Stop-Motion Technique

    First Animated Film Using Stop-Motion Technique
    The Humpty Dumpty Circus was the first animated film using the stop-motion technique. This film gave the illusion of movement in inanimate objects for the fist time. All the props used in the film were their young daughter circus toys which turned into a famous film.

  • Motion Picture Patents Company Created

    Motion Picture Patents Company Created
    Nine of the most leading film producers created the company, Motion Pictures Patents Company. They created this company to legally monopolize production in the American film industry. They were devoted to protect patents and keeping other players from entering the film industry.

  • First Tarzan Film

    First Tarzan Film
    Tarzan of the Apes was the first Tarzan film created and was premiered at the broadway theatre in New York. Also, there was the first actor to represent Edgar Rice Burroughs', Lord of the Jungle, as an adult. Tarzan became a big hit and still has movies being made over it.

  • First All-Talking Cartoon Short

    First All-Talking Cartoon Short
    Steamboat Willie was the first sound cartoon and was a major hit. Walt Disney was the voice for Mickey until he died and was the producer. Now Mickey is all over the place in the children's world.

  • First Movie Committee Political Party

    First Movie Committee Political Party
    A group of movie stars decided to organize a committee to support a political party. They named it the Motion Picture Democratic Committee. They wanted to support the programs and re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

  • First Color Motion-Picture Newsreel

    First Color Motion-Picture Newsreel
    Warner Bros. was the first to film a color motion-picture newsreel and show it to theatre audiences. They presented it in the Rose Bowl and Roses Parade. The first newsreel, 20th Century Fox-Movietone News, was displayed on NBC-TV.

  • Rise in Drive-In Movie Theaters

    Rise in Drive-In Movie Theaters
    Drive-in movie theatre begin to rise in the late 1950's and peak near 5,000 throughout the U.S. Also, horror and science-fiction become a big hit in drive-in movie theatre peaking in late 50's. Movie producers started focusing on horror movie ideas as they became popular.

  • New Voluntary Rating System

    New Voluntary Rating System
    This system classified films according to their suitability for viewing by young people. There are 4 categories: G, M, R, and X. G is for general audiences, M is for mature audiences, R is for no one under 16, and X is for no one under 17.

  • First Video Laser Disk

    First Video Laser Disk
    This is the first optical disc storage media for the consumer market. You were able to put anything on the disk and take it home and watch it. It would soon be replaced by the DVD though.

  • Who Framer Roger Rabit

    Who Framer Roger Rabit
    This movie broke new technological ground with its remarkable blending of animated imagery and live-action human characters. It also brought Disney characters with humans in the same movie. Donald Duck, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, and Mickey Mouse was in it.