Significant Events in Film History

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  • Kinetoscope

    Kinetoscope
    The creation of the kinetoscope was the first mark in film history. Cabinet sized and single person the kinetoscope was usually in small stores.

  • The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery
    The very first REAL film. Complete with editing special effects and a story. The film created a controversy due to its violence.

  • Charlie C.

    Charlie C.
    Was basically a comedy genius in the silent film era. He got very rich very fast.

  • The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer
    The first feature length talkie. This popularized the talkie. Starred Al Jolson

  • Television

    Television
    The first electric television was made by Philo Taylor Farnsworth. This allowed films to be viewed without the use of a large room for a projector.

  • Technicolor

    Technicolor
    While not the first color films, technicolor was the first effective color films. The technicolor crew came with a rent of the camera.

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood
    Eddisons monopoly lead many independent film makers to want to break away from New York. They moved far away so that Edisons men could bot hurt them.

  • 3-D

    3-D
    Stereoscopic technology made the first popular 3D film. Earlier attempts were made but were not very successful.

  • Motion Picture Ratings

    Motion Picture Ratings
    This allowed for people to know of a films maturity level. It included G, PG, R and X. PG-13 came later.

  • CGI

    CGI
    The first use of cgi in a movie was in Westworld. The first use of 3D CGI was in the sequel "Futureworld".

  • Jaws

    Jaws
    The release of jaws marked a new era of films. Jaws became the very first blockbuster.

  • Digital

    Digital
    The first digitally filmed movie was Windhorse. It was filmed with a prototype camera. The digital-beta Sony DVW-700WS.