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Eadweard Muybridge
A world-famous man called Eadweard Muybridge was offered by Stanford $25,000 to solve a interesting argument. Some people argued that a galloping house would let all of their 4 feet off the ground at the same time and at the same point. Other people said it was impossible. In order to solve the issue, an experiment was arranged in which a rapid sequence of photos was taken of a running horse. -
Phonograph
Thomas Alva Edison invented the phonograph. It quickly became the most popular home-entertainment device of the century -
Kinetophone
It was a invention by Thomas Edition. It made having sound on a movie option. -
Cinematography
The cinematography was a protector that could show motion picture. It was a invention that was created the Lous Lumiere and Auguste Lumière -
Vaudeville
During this time, small theaters that featured short dramatic skits, comedy, and song and dance numbers called vaudeville was pretty popular. In the 1900s, vaudeville expanded into nickelodeons. By 1910, the theaters were attracting 26-million viewers -
The Great Train Robbery
The Edison Corporation made the first western movie. It also marks the popularity of story driven movies -
Motion Picture Patents Company
In 1908, Thomas Edison form and led several companies called the Motion Picture Patents Company(MPPC). It was to use their combined patents to control things such as production of raw film stock, projection equipment, and film distribution. -
First 3-D Film
The first 3-D movie was a movie called Power of Love. Sadly, the 3-D feature of the film is lost. -
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singers became the first movie with sound. It featured Vaudeville sensation Al Jolson -
Color Film
The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind was the first Technicolor films. -
Motion Picture Ratings
Motion Picture Ratings were made in 1968. G, PG, R, and X were later made. -
Home Entertainment Revenues Exceeded Box Office
Movies can now be viewed on DVD. It went beyond the box office
