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The Beginning
The first horizontal-feed motion picture camera is developed by Thomas Edisons assistant W.K.L. Dickson. -
Where to Watch?
The first permanent movie theatre is built in Los Angeles -
Vitagraph Company
The Vitagraph Company of America opens a film studio in California. -
Hollywood Goes Big
84% of all the films made in the U.S. were filmed in Hollywood -
Economic decline
As the depression takes its hold on Americans and their wallets, profits fall and many theatres close. -
Movie addiction!
It is assumed that 60 million out of 130 million Americans go to the movies every week! -
Advances in film.
Acetate/Safety film, made from cellulose triacetate, has replaced the highly inflammable nitrate film as the standard for 35mm film production, distribution and film preservation. -
Academy Awards Ceremony
The Academy Awards ceremony is broadcast on television for the first time. It draws the largest audience television's five-year commerical history.