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The first recorded action on film
Some rich gentlemen were arguing if a horse's feet were off the gorund while galloping. So they made a bet of 25,000 to see who was right. They then took several pictures as the horse was racing and saw that its feet were off the ground. -
The first film shown to a American audience
One of the first films ever shown was Dickson Greeting. It was a 3 second film about a guy passing his hat back and forth. -
the first screening of a movie
The Lumiere brothers screened the first movies ever made in history. After perfecting the Cinematography, and making several movies to show. -
The first film to feature more then one shot
"Come Along Do" is the first film to have more then one shot in it. This made the actions continue and move to a different scene. -
One of the First Epics of Film History
Edwin Porter, a employee of Thomas Edison created a revolutionary film. It was called "The Great Train Robbery", and was considered incredible at the time. Mainly due to the fact that it was the first narritive film at the time. -
The first full length feature film
Unlike most films from a hundred years ago, which were silent. "The Story of the Kelly Gang" was the first film to be a full length film. -
The first film with a soundtrack
Warner Bros. was at a finacial hole at the time. They needed more money and hoped their film Don Juan would bring in new revenue. Although it was a success the revenue was not enough to save them. -
The first considered "Talkie" in history
With a Vitaphone system, the movie "The Jazz Singer" became the first movie in history to have a character sing. This was considered dialogue at the time. Which revoulutionized the film industry and brought the end of the silent film era. -
The first "Talkie" of the Uk
Alfred Hitchcock's ''Blackmail" was the first film in the United Kingdom to show a sound film. -
The first animated film
Disney released its first cel animated film, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" -
The end of the Old Hollywood and the rise of a new one
Due to the loss of profits, many studios were looking for new young directors to bring in profits. These directors made more controversal moves that include bloody deaths and sexual content. The first movie to show this was "Bonnie and Clyde" by Arthur Penn. -
The first feature length animated movie
Toy Story was the first film to be shown in theaters that was animated. It suprised the world and was a big commercial success. This led to computer animation being the way to make animated movies.
