History of Film

  • The Start

    The Start
    The start of film began in 1892
  • Lighting

    Lighting
    Mercury lights were made and now making it possible to film indoors without sunlight for productions
  • American Actors

    American Actors
    Actors in American films now started to gain credit after years of not being credited
  • Establishments

    Establishments
    One of today's biggest film companies Warner Bros was established along with others
  • Gangster Films

    Gangster Films
    American gangster films like "Little Ceaser" became popular among film audience
  • Classical Movies

    Classical Movies
    Post classical movies had introduced a new way of story-telling for films to follow
  • Cold War Influence

    Cold War Influence
    The Cold War era translated into movies with near-paranoia manifested in themes such as invading armies of evil aliens
  • Studio Decline

    Studio Decline
    The studio system in Hollywood declined, because many films were now being made on location in other countries
  • New Introducements

    New Introducements
    Introducing a new level and release of controversial content like films such as Straw Dogs that impacted the audience and formed new ways of showing films
  • Digital

    Digital
    Audiences began increasingly watching films on their home VCRs, forming a huge span with movie technology to come
  • Productions

    Productions
    Major American studios began to create their own “independent” production companies to finance and produce non-mainstream fare
  • IMAX

    IMAX
    More films began being released simultaneously to IMAX cinema the first was Disney animation Treasure Planet
  • Now

    Now
    Now 3D films gained increasing popularity with many other films being released. The best critical and financial success was the feature film animation of Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar’s Toy Story 3