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the $25,000 bet
This was the first "film". a group of rich men bet $25,000that horses and some point( when running ) have all 4 feet off the ground. So to test this theory the to a series of multiple photos and put them together and they found out that it was true, the four feet were off the ground at one point. -
the vaudeville grows
The vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment popular in united states from 1880 until 1930s. a typical vaudeville performance was made up of a series of separated, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill. -
kinetoscope parlor
the kinetoscope was designed for films to be viewed by one individual through a peephole window at the top of the machine. This machine was not a movie projector but it was the base for one. this is when movies were called moving images -
cinematography
the lumiere brothers invented a machine later known as the the "projector"to show to larger audiences. these films were around 30 to 60 seconds. the first movie was a train coming towards the camera -
the great film
this great film was 12 minutes long. this film was called the "great train robbery" and it was the first narrated film. thomas edison was one of the employees -
the big monopoly
in 1909 thomas edison and other companies formed together to make money on movies. this company name was "motion pictures patents company" (MPPC). thomas edison and his crew would go to houses just to destroy photography that wasn't made by his company -
nickelodeon
the vaudeville expanded into nickelodeons which was small theaters doing skits. people called it nickelodeon because it cost a nickel. this
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the stars
this is when charlie chaplin began to become famous, he started off making $150 a week but by 1917 he started making 1 million a year. there was also Mary Pickford ( who was aslo known as americas sweetheart) -
the greatest year in film
this was known as the golden age becuase there was an outstandingly large amount of exceptional movies came out. some of these movies are the wizard of Oz, gone with the wind, and the bear that couldnt sleep. the wizard of oz was the first colored movie and helped every one enjoy them selfs after the was and the tension -
new inventions
the first ever missing person was broadcasted on a telecast. american film studio agree to allow the office of war information to censor films. the british forces broadcast ing service begins operation
