History of Film timeline

First Motion Picture

Jun 11, 1878

They used twenty four cameras (21 inches apart) to take pictures of a running horse. The same technique was used on other animals. This was the start of what we know as movies today.

First Cinematography Test

Mar 22, 1895

The Lumiere Brothers first public test of cinematography, private screening to a scientific conference.

First Long Movie

Dec 1, 1903

The Great Train Robbery was an American silent short western about bandits robbing a bank. Edmin S. Porter was the writer, producer, and director of the movie. It was twelve minutes long.

First Cartoon

Aug 17, 1908

The first cartoon was called Fantasmagorie. It was directed and produced by Emile Cohl. It was made in France, and the duration was a minute and twenty seconds. It was also a silent film.

First Movie In Color

Dec 12, 1911

The first movie in color was "With Our King and Queen Through India. Other well known colored movies at the time are The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind.

Creation of the TV

Jan 26, 1926

In 1926, John Baird used the patent to create the first television.

First Movie With Sound

Oct 1, 1927

The first movie with sound was called "The Jazz Singer".

First Disney Movie

Jan 1, 1928

The first Disney movie was 'Steamboat Willie'. the first image of Micky Mouse, too. Micky Mouse was originally Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

First Television Broadcast

Sep 11, 1928

The first television broadcast was a live, one-act drama called the Queen's Messenger.

First Live Sports Broadcast

Jul 10, 1936

The 1936 Summer Games in Berlin was the first worldwide televised event

First News Station

Jan 1, 1952

The first news station was introduced in 1952. It was able to broadcast political conventions live. It helped many people to know and learn about what was going on around them. The downside was when it went to twenty-four hour news programs, and people got more opinions than facts.

First Color TV

Jan 1, 1953

The first color TV was introduced to the public in 1953, by CBS and RCA. The U.S. switched from monochrome to color between 1953 and 1974.

Netflix

Aug 29, 1997

Netflix was first introduced in the summer of 1997. It provided streaming media and video on demand. Today it has an estimated 86 million subscribers worldwide. Many more people were able to access and watch their favorite TV shows. Today, Netflix is known for how much people binge watch.