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1st kinetiscope parlor
A kinetiscope was where you would look into a wooden box and view a short clip. The problem with a kinetiscope is that only one person could view it at a time. This however, was very inovative for its time. -
Arrival of a train at La Ciotat
One of the 1st movies, Arrival of a train at La Ciotat, displayed a movie in which a train came at the camera. the audience was so shocked by the technology, that many broke bones trying to get out of the way. This was a major milestone of film. -
matches: an appeal
The 1st known use of stopmotion in movies, matches: an appeal is a huge marker event. without this animation, other movies like the ones made by disney, probably wouldnt have been made. this really is a major step that brought forth the rest of animation. -
"A trip to the moon"
This is of one of the earliest known examples of the science fiction genere. it is one of the most iconic movies in film and is considered a classic. this brought way to many science fiction movies after. -
"The Great Train Robbery"
Considered a milestone at the time, "the Great Train Robbery" was 12 minutes long and was the first movie that used composite editing. It also used on location shooting and camera movement. This movie raised the possibilities with film and was a great push forward. -
The Nickelodeon
The Nickelodeon was the first successfull perment theater. it started in pitsburg in 1905 and went all the way untill 1915. This was the first of many theaters around the united states. -
Charlie Chaplin
charlie chaplins first movie to star in was called "the kid' . in the movie charlie takes care of an abandoed kid and they become partners in crime. this was one of the many movies charlie would play in in the history of cinema. -
First movie to have sound
"The jazz singer" was the first movie ever to have sound. This brought way to many other movies that would have diolauge. with sound this gave directors more creative freedom -
Digital colorization
digital colorization was developed by wilson markle. early years the color was more washed out but it has improves over the years drastically. a major improvement for the industry. -
west world
1st movie to use 2d computer images. without this movie, many of the movies we see today would not exist because they are made with some cgi. One of the inovations in the movie industry. -
Superman
Superman is one of the 1st big budget superhero movies. it brought wave to many other superhero movies. without this movie the avengers would not exist -
Avatar
The movie Avatar is the highest grossing film to date. with a box office gross of 2.8 billion it will stay up in film history. A marker event that puts into perspective of how many people watch movies.
