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The Beginning
In the beginning it all started with a bet,and this bet was made by a photographer named Eadward Muybridge and his theory was all of a horses hooves come off the ground when the horse is running at fullspeed. -
The First Motion Picture
In order to prove this theory Eadward Muybrige and his friends set up cameras and took pictures of a horse running at fullspeed and when they looked at the pictures afterwards not only was Muybride's theory correct they also noticed that when going through the photos you can see the horses motion throughout every photo. -
The First Movie Theater
In 1972 the first Kinetoscope Parlor was created. Even though only one person can watch a series of images that go in a very quick sequence and create a motion image. -
Movie Theaters Begin To Progress
After the Lumiere Brothers created the projector They started showing short films in small movie theaters. The movies started becoming a place where many people would attend because more than more person can watch a movie. -
Vaudeville Was Created
Vaudevilles are small theaters that featured short dramatic skits,comedy routines,and song and dance numbers.The Vaudeville was one of the most popular forms of entertainment. The Vaudeville lasted until the 1930's -
The First Movie Projector
In 1907 the Lumiere Brothers created a projector that could show motion pictures it was called Cinematographe. This projector was a combination of a camera and projector and it made it easier for more people to watch a movie at once. -
The First Film
The first U.S.narrative film was the Great Train Robbery. Great Train Robbery was the first full length movie its was 12 minutes long. The Great Train Robbery was released in 1979 -
The First Cartoon
The first cartoon ever made was Fantasmagorie it was created by the French in 1908 it is the earliest form of hand drawn animation. -
Motion Picture Patents Company
Thomas Edison formed the (MPPA) in 1907 and it was terminated in 1915. The MPPC made it difficult for Directors,Actors,and Actresses. The (MPPC) established a monopoly in every part of film making. Everyone had to go through the (MPPA) to get anything they needed for film making. -
During WWI
During WWI the Film Industry was on the rise and new filming techniques were coming to light. With that being said Film Creators learned how to use Artificial Lighting for scenes in their movies. Movie directors also learned how to get different shots that were never seen before. -
The First Movie In Color
The first movie in color was Cupid Angling it was released in 1918. It was made by Technicolor and so was other movies made at this time. -
Movies Business Is Booming
The filming business was booming and other countries took noticed. Other countries joined the United States film production. -
Nickelodeons Were Born
Nickelodeons were small storefront -type theaters that featured films that cost a nickel. The Nickelodeon Theaters were the first to be a indoor space dedicated to only movies. -
The First Movie With Sound
In The 1930s the first movie with sound came out and it was called The Jazz Singer. The movie was mostly silent however it was a certain part in the movie that there was dialogue. To this day they call it "Synchronized Dialogue". -
The Move
The reason why the movie business moved to the west coast was, New York is a city that was usually cloudy and back in the early days of film production most of the movies were shot outside. Directors needed better scenery and more sunlight so the film business moved to California. It also was further from the (MPPA) and that gave movie Producers,Directors etc. more freedom. -
The Decline Of Movie Studios
More movies were being made in different locations, Hollywood started to decline because of the lack of production. -
The Golden Age
The Golden Age was the point in time where other cultures and other races were starting to make movies and those movies were successful all over the world. -
1980s in Film
In the 80's films had came along way audiences were beginning to watch movies at home. The transition to Hollywood was officially complete. Actors and Actresses were coming up. -
1980 Film Production
In the 80's film production was starting at a very rapid pace even those who didn't make movies wanted in on movie production in the 80's -
Movies In The 90's
In the 90's movies were more popular than ever. Award shows were being created and Hollywood was more popular than ever. -
The Oscars
The Oscars are a awarded ceremony. The awards are given to artistic and technical departments in film creation.
