History of Film

Motion picture camera

1891

The first motion picture camera was invented by Thomas Edison who named it the Kinetograph. The camera was based on photographic principles discovered by still-photograph pioneers Joseph Niepce and Louis Daguerre.

First use of color

1902

The first use of color in a film was done by bristish photographer Edward Raymond Turner.

First narrative film

1903

The first narrative film was a milestone in film history. It was called the Great Train Robbery. It was directed and photographed by Edwin. S Porter.

First multi reel feature film

1906

The first multi reel feature film was called The Story of the Kelly Gang and first appeared at the Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne. It was the first multi reel, full feature length film ever produced in the world.

The first commercial natural color film

1908

The first commercial natural color film was called A Visit To The Seaside. It is an eight minute using Kinemacolor process to capture a series of shots of the Brighton Southern England seafront.

Animated film with sound

1928

The first animated film with sound was made called steamboat willie created by Walt Disney. This was the first cartoon with synchornized sound and picture developed.

3D filmaking

1953

The Warner bros created the first color 3d film called the house of wax. It was the first movie from a major motion-picture studio to be shot using the three-dimensional, or stereoscopic, film process and one of the first horror films to be shot in color.

Computer generated film

1995

The first full feature computer generated imagery film was the first Toy Story movie. John Lasseter was the director of this film and it was produced by Pixar Animation Studios.

First Avatar movie

2009

The first avatar movie was released in December of 2009 and was the first full feature film to untilize performance capture throughout the entire film.