Film Timeline

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  • First moving picture process patented

    First moving picture process patented
    The first moving pictures were developed by William Friese Greene on celluloid film. He was a British inventor and accomplished this in Hyde Park, London in 1889. This process was patented in 1890.

  • First Film to feature a Flashback

    First Film to feature a Flashback
    Filmmaker Siegmund Lubin produced a three-minute silent film called The Yiddisher Boy. There was a lot in this short film. It includes a man named Moses getting attacked then saved by a man named Ed.

  • First Film Filmed in Color

    First Film Filmed in Color
    The first film shot in color was "Cupid Angling". "The Wizard of Oz" and "Gone with the Wind" were made in Technicolor. This was over 20 years later.

  • First synchronized dialogue and singing in a feature film

    First synchronized dialogue and singing in a feature film
    The Movie The Jazz singer was released this year. It was known as a talkie. A talkie is a sound film that includes synchronized dialogue.

  • First Film Soundfilm made in Mexico

    First Film Soundfilm made in Mexico
    Santa is the first Mexican Narrative film.

  • First Movie Filmed Using Technicolor Monobook Method

    First Movie Filmed Using Technicolor Monobook Method
    The movie Son of Lassie released this year. It was the first movie ever to be filmed using the Technicolor Monobook method. This method includes a single magazine of film being used to record all of the primary colors.

  • First Direct Shot of the Sun

    First Direct Shot of the Sun
    Director Akira Kurosawa pointed his camera at Sol. He was able to capture one of the most beautiful pictures ever. This helped filmmakers understand how much lighting a camera can handle. This led to a the discovery of many techniques in cinematography.

  • First Major Film to use the F-Word

    First Major Film to use the F-Word
    A British film called Ulysses was the first movie to drop the f bomb. For a long time you didn't hear cuss words in movies. Nowadays this is usual.

  • Martial Arts Film Legend Passes Away

    Martial Arts Film Legend Passes Away
    Bruce Lee, a Martial Arts legend passed away this year. this was 6 days before his final film released. The Film was produced by and starred him.

  • First Feature Film to use Computer Animation Extensively

    First Feature Film to use Computer Animation Extensively
    Tron was the first movie to use computer animation extensively. It was of the Sci-Fi category. The film was a moderate success.

  • First Fully Digital Feature Film

    First Fully Digital Feature Film
    The film "The Rescuers Down Under" gets credit for this accomplishment. The drawings for the film were digitally painted. This sped up the animation process.

  • First All-Asian Hollywood Cast

    First All-Asian Hollywood Cast
    This film included an all asian cast. In the past it was uncommon to see many Asians in a film at all. Some Japanese people think more work needs to be done.