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History of Film
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Phenakistiscope invented
Joseph Plateau first introduced the Phenakistoscope in 1832. He got the idea from the work of Michael Faraday and Peter Mark Roget. -
Zoetrope Invented
William Geroge Horner invented the zoetrope, an optical toy that spins around and you peep through holes to see moving images, in 1834. It was called the Daedelum or "wheel of the Devil". It was forgotten about for nearly 30 years until it was patented by M. Bradley (England) and William F. Lincoln in 1863. Lincoln renamed it the Zoetrope. -
Leland Stanford's Bet
In 1878 Leland Stanford, a California governer and gambler, bet $25,000 that when a horse runs all four of its feet are off the ground. To prove this he hired Eadward Muybridge to take 12 pictures of a horse running. This led to the first film. -
Eadweard Muybridge Invented Zoopraxiscope
The Zoopraxiscope was first shown in 1879 by Eadweard Muybridge. It is known as the first projector because it showed pictures in a rapid progression. The difference between the zoopraxiscope and phenakistiscope is that the zoopraxiscope is projected onto a screen. -
George Eastman introduced first hand-held camera.
George Eastman introduced the Kodak #1 as the first handheld camera in 1888. The camera had 100-exposure roll of film and when it was used up, the camerea would be shipped back to the factory and they would add more film. -
Kinetoscope invented
No one is sure of the date the Kinetoscope was invented but the first prototype for it was shown May 20, 1891 at a convention for the National Federation of Women's Clubs. -
Black Maria
The Black Maria was first build and used in 1893. It was the first motion picture studio. It was a tarpaper shed and the roof opened up to the sky to provide light for photography. There were rails under the Black Maria so you could turn and aim at towards the sun. -
Fred Ott's Sneeze
Fred Ott's Sneeze was the first film in America as well as the first copyrighted film in America. It was made by Thomas Edison in his "Black Maria", which was the first movie studio, -
First Kinetoscope Parlor Open
On April 14, 1894 the first even Kinetoscope Parlor opened! The Kinetoscope Parlor was built in New York City at 1155 Broadway, on the corner of 27th street. People would walk in, pay a penny, and watch their 20 second film. -
Cinematograph Invented
By 1895 the Lummiere brothers had invented the Cinématographe, or Cinematograph. This device worked as a printer, projector, and camera. It had 16 fps meaning it used less film than Edison's 48 fps Kinetograph. -
Lumiere Brothres First Public Film Screening
Auguste and Louis Lumiere opened the first public film screening on December 28, 1895. The event showed approximately ten short films lasting twenty minutes in total. The vent was held in the basement lounge of the Grand Cafe in Paris. -
A Trip to The Moon
A Trip to The Moon was a French silent film about a group of travelers leaving for the moon only to find aliens! This was the first Science Fiction Film. -
The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery was made by Edwin S. Porter in 1903. It was two seperate plots happening at the same time in different places. The film was 11 minutes long and was compiled of 14 scenes. -
The Iroquois Theatre Fire
In 1903 there was a giant group of people that wanted to see films and the Iroquois saw this. They decided to open the theatre while it was still under construction. A spark landed on the curtains and started a fire. They were told to calm down and that it would get handled. Eventually the people had to run and they couldn't get out of the door. 602 people were lost. -
Credits Added to Films
In 1914 Ethel Barrymore wanted recognition for all actors at the end of films. Eventually movies started to use credits. Ending credits were not used until the 70's so they usually used opening credits.
