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The Motion Picture Project
Thomas Edison's assistant, W.K.L Dickson, devotes himself to the "Motion Picture Project". His staff along with himself create a horixzontal-feed motion picture camrea. -
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FIRST DECADE
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A Kinetograph
The first ever view of the motion picture is presented at a convention called, the Federation of Women's Club. The motion picture is of a man bowling, smiling and taking off his hat. The camera was called a kinetograph. -
The Past's Reflection
Edison used a 1 1/2 inch film in his vertical-feed mostion picture. This establishes the basis for today's standard of 35mm comercials. -
The Black Maria
Edison created a studio on his property in New Jersey. This was built to create films with his kintoscope machines. He named the studio "The Black Maria" a slang term for a police patrol wagon that the studio is said to resemble. -
The Holland Brothers
The Hollland brothers opened their first kintoscope parlor on April 14. The earned over $16,000 in just one year. -
W.K.L Dickson Leave
Edison's kintoscope and film sales increase up to 177,000 dollars.By april W,K,L Dickson leaves the comp-any due to differences in opinions. Dickson goes onto become the founder of the American Mutoscope (which went on to be the Biograph Company) -
Edison's Vitascope
Charles Raff and Frank Gammon buy the Jenkins-Armat. In honor of Edison they renamed it "Edison's Vitascope." This is hailed as Edison's last invention. -
Edison vs. W.K.L
Thomas Edison serves his first legal writ, stating of his intention to eliminate all competetors in the film making buisness. The Biograph Company signs a contract with Orpheum. -
Edison Takes Over
Edison files a a patent-infringement suit against the Biograph Company. Edison also visits two theater producers an warns then about playing foreign american film. -
Biograph Company's Tripod
The Biograph Company introduces the new tripod for your camera. This allowing smoth turns and still camreas when filming.
