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The creation of the kinetoscope was the first mark in film history. Cabinet sized and single person the kinetoscope was usually in small stores.
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The very first REAL film. Complete with editing special effects and a story. The film created a controversy due to its violence.
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Was basically a comedy genius in the silent film era. He got very rich very fast.
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The first feature length talkie. This popularized the talkie. Starred Al Jolson
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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.
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While not the first color films, technicolor was the first effective color films. The technicolor crew came with a rent of the camera.
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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.
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Stereoscopic technology made the first popular 3D film. Earlier attempts were made but were not very successful.
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This allowed for people to know of a films maturity level. It included G, PG, R and X. PG-13 came later.
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The first use of cgi in a movie was in Westworld. The first use of 3D CGI was in the sequel "Futureworld".
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The release of jaws marked a new era of films. Jaws became the very first blockbuster.
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The first digitally filmed movie was Windhorse. It was filmed with a prototype camera. The digital-beta Sony DVW-700WS.
