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The first demonstration of Phasmotrope
The first demonstration of the Phasmotrope was created by Henry Renno Heyl in Philadelphia. It is an illusion of motion. It makes you think the photographs are moving. -
Multiple inventions
Multiple inventors began to work on the illusions of motion. And the first motion film was made at the end of a decade. After the film was created, more films were created. -
First public display
The first film was displayed in a theater in Philadelphia. After the film, the film companies started to build a film studio. The film studio was built around the same time the first film was released. -
Vaudevilles
Vaudeville were theaters. The picture during the films were called nickelodeons, because it only cost a nickel to see during a performance. They were very popular during short films. -
Popularity of films
Nickelodeons and Vaudevilles go so popular over a decade, they were seeing numbers as big as 26 million people watching the films. But the number of people attending the films doubled within 5 years. Investors wanted to make a profit off of the films, so they created a monopoly. -
Color motion picture film
Around 1920, the colored motion films were created. They also use Black and White colors. The motion films can also be multicolored. -
Illustrated songs
In 1894, a illustrated song thread start. It all started at vaudeville. Then they started to film them in theaters. -
Effects and sound recording
In the 1940, effects and sound recordings were invented. In films, sounds recordings and effects were very important to a film. It played a major role in the success of films. -
Wide screen
The biggest film screen was built. It is was an earlier form of the wide screens we have today. I made a big impact society. -
New wave
The new wave films were films experiencing new technique. Such as Breathless, Purple Moon, and Tomorrow is my Turn. It was a success. -
New Hollywood film maker
A group of American film makers emerge in the cutting edge style. The were very interested in the films. Their names were Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, Brian DePalma and George Lucas. -
VCR
In 1980, the VCR was created. It was a big hit in the film industry. The VCR allowed people to watch films in their own homes on their own Tv's
