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First Motion Picture Film Cameras Made
Created by Louis Le Prince, Prince was granted a patent for his 16 lens camera that combined a motion picture camera and a projector. -
Stop Motion Animation Created
Albert E. Smith and Stuart Blackton were the first people to use stop motion. -
The Great Train Robbery is released
This film was written and produced by Edwin S. Porter. This time range was 12 minutes long, and it was a silent film. (Synopsis) The clerk at the train station is assaulted and left tied by four men, then they rob the train threatening the operator. (They) take all the money and shoot a passenger when trying to run away. A little girl discovers the clerk tied and gives notice to the sheriff, who at once goes along with his men hunting the bandits. -
Charlie Chaplin's film debut
Charlie Chaplin was originaly, uncomfortable with film. But after a while, and learning the ropes of filmmaking he began to be more comfortable on camera, thus making his first apperence in the sketch Making a Living . -
Disney Bros Cartoon Studio Opened
The Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio was founded October 16th 1923 by Walt and Roy Disney. -
Mickey Mouse was created
Mickey Mouse was a cartoon character created by Walt Disney and Ud Iwerks. His character design was originally as a bunny, but after a betrayl of staff and plenty of drama. Disney was left with nothing but to start from scratch, after many tries of a new character design, he found inspiration from a tame mouse he kept at his desk at his Laugh-O-Gram studio in Kansas City, Missouri. -
Betty Boop was Introduced
Betty Boops actual first introduction was her being featured in another animated short called dishes. -
Walt Disney airs First film: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow white is a beautiful young princess, and the wicked queen is jealous of her beauty and orders the huntsman to kill her when her magic mirror says snow white is the fairest in all the land. Snow white flees and lives with the 7 dwarves and they have a good time together until the witch disgused as an old woman poisons snow white with an apple making her fall into a deep sleep. The prince comes along and kisses her, she wakes up and they all live happily ever after. -
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival has its origins in the late 1930s when Jean Zay, the French Minister of National Education, on the proposal of Philippe Erlanger and with the support of the British and Americans, set up an international cinematographic festival. In 1947, the festival was held as the "Festival du film de Cannes", where films from sixteen countries were presented. -
The Introduction of Puppet Animation
Elbert Tuganhove, discovers another method of animation due to shortage of staff.
