Movie Past Timeline (FINAL)

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  • First Stop Motion Camera

    First Stop Motion Camera
    Thomas Eddison and William Dicksoninvented the kinetoscope. It's a camera that takes photos together, and puts in a particular sequence that makes it look in motion.

  • The First Cinemetographe

    The First Cinemetographe
    Auguste and Louis Lumière invented the cinematographe. It acts like a printer and camera, and it’s lighter.

  • The First Cinema Film

    The First Cinema Film
    The Trip to The Moon was the most widely seen in the cinema’s first decade.
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    Founding of Nickelodeon

    The company Nickelodeon was founded and they were early motion picture theaters for the working class.

  • Peak of Motion Picture Industry

    This was the peak of the motion picture industry. There were 20 major motion picture companies.

  • First Film with Dialogue

    First Film with Dialogue
    The first film with dialogue was the “Jazz Singer”, made by The Warner Bros, and directed by Alan Crosland.

  • First Film with Sound

    First Film with Sound
    “Steamboat Willie” is the first animated film with sound, and it’s made by Walt Disney.

  • Dark Cinema

    Dark Cinema
    After the war, film noir ("dark cinema") became a popular style for movies.

  • First 3D Color Film

    First 3D Color Film
    “The House of Wax,” the first 3D color film, produced by The Warner Bros.

  • Hollywood Competitors

    Hollywood Competitors
    It was the first time in Hollywood's history that stars and films competed with their international counterparts. And Hollywood was scared.

  • Creative High Poing in US Film Industry

    Creative High Poing in US Film Industry
    Although the 1970s opened with Hollywood experiencing a financial and artistic depression, the decade became a creative high point in the US film industry.

  • "High Concept Films"

    "High Concept Films"
    The 80s were very similar to the 70s and did not start many new trends. Not many 80s films became classics. Most films from the 80s were "high concept films", they were films that were loud, flashy, action packed and were easy to understand and had simple plots. This made the movies easily marketable.

  • First Full-Length, Created Only by Computer

    First Full-Length, Created Only by Computer
    The first full-length film created solely by computer was Disney’s “Toy Story.”

  • First Full Featured Performance Capture Film

    First Full Featured Performance Capture Film
    “Avatar” created by James Cameron was the first full featured film to use performance capture in the entire film.