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history of motion pictures
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the start of motion pictures
A motion picture, also can be called a movie or film , Is a series of still photographs on a film that creates an illusion of images. Motion pictures began in the 1890’s. Motion pictures were designed by Francis Jenkins and Thomas Armat. -
The Edison Company
1891 The Lumiere brothers were not the first to project film. The Edison company successfully demonstrated the Kinetoscope, which enabled one person at a time to view moving pictures. -
Thomas Edison
1893 Thomas Edison displays his Kinetoscope at the World’s Columbian Exhibition in Chicago and receives patents for his movie camera, the Kinetograph, and his peep show device. -
the first commercial exhibition
On April 14,1894 the first commercial exhibition of film took place at the first Kinetoscope parlor ever built. -
The French Brother
1895 Two French brothers, Louis and August Lumiere patent a combination movie camera and projector, capable of projecting an image that can be seen by many people. In Paris, they present the first commercial exhibition of projected motion pictures. Lumiere and his brother were the first to present projected, moving, photographic, pictures to a paying audience of more that one person. -
Edison showed his improved Vitascope projector
1896 Edison showed his improved Vitascope projector and it was the first commercially, successful, projector in the United States. -
Cooper Hewitt mercury lamps
1905 Cooper Hewitt mercury lamps make it practical to shoot films indoors without sunlight. -
The first animated cartoon
1906 The first animated cartoon is produced -
movie theaters
.1909, There were about 9,000 movie theaters in the United States. The typical film is only a single reel long, ten to twelve minutes in length, and the actors were anonymous. -
American films receive screen credit
1910 actors in American films began to receive screen credit, and the way to the creation of film stars was opened.
