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Phenakistiscope
A Phenakistiscope was an optical toy that had images around a wheel- like object that were each frames of an object in motion. If the object was spun it would give the illusion of the images moving. -
Zoetrope
A zoetrope was an object with images inside. They had little holes you could see the images thorugh and when the object was spun at a high speed, the images would give the illusion of motion if you look though the holes. -
Zoopraxiscope
A zoopraxiscope is a device invented by Eadward Muybridge. This device worked by showing a sequence of non-moving pictures in rapid succession. -
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Optical Toys
Optical toys such as the phenakistiscope and the zoetrope were both created to give the illusion of objects in motion. -
First Hand-Held Box Camera
Goerge Eastman marketed the first hand-held box camera that had a roll of transparent film. He made it so it was cheap enough for everyone to buy and use. -
Leland Stanford's Bet
Leland Stanford made a bet of $25,000 that a horse's hooves come off the ground all at once while it's running fast. He set up 12 camera with tripwire so when the horses ran over them the cameras would snap. -
Kinetoscope
The kinetoscope was built by Thomas Edison (who also invented the phonograph and the lightbulb) in 1891. The kinetoscope was a forerunner of the projector. A crank was turned and you looked through the viewfinder to see a 20 second looping flim. -
Black Maria
The Black Maria was a shed built by Thomas Edison in 1893. It was the first motion picture studio. The studio was built in New Jersey. -
Fred Ott’s Sneeze
The Sneeze Fred Ott's Sneeze was the first copywrighted film in America. The studio that produced it was the Black Maria. The film was a few seconds long of Fred Ott sneezing. -
First Kinetoscope Parlor Opened
In New York people would pay to come see a 20 second film through a viewfinder. -
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Novelty Period
This was a novelty period of the cinema. This was a period of unusual movements and sights on the screen. -
First Public Film Screening
The first public film screening was held in the basement lounge of the Grand Cafe in Paris. -
A Trip to The Moon
A Trip to the Moon was a comic science fiction story made in 1902. It was about a bunch of people going to the moon. It included different visuals and many fictional aspects. -
The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery was the first story film. It was a narrative story with multiple plotlines with two seperate lines of action. It was the first movie to perform a stunt. -
A turn for film companies
By this time, film companies would give the script to the director with strict orders on how to make it and how uit should be
