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A Caveat for Future Inventions
Thomas Alva Edison files a caveat with the Patents Office, to make sure that his future inventions would be safe. He described his idea of a motion-picture device, a device that would ‘do for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear’. -
The Experimental Movie
In 1889, Thomas Edison creates the very first experimental motion picture. Actually, in 1878, Eadweard Muybridge had still photos of a horse which were viewed in sequence, making them look like a galloping horse (The Horse in Motion). Thomas Edison thought this was too cumbersome, and decided to make a more efficient and better motion picture system. -
Planning a New Invention!
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was given the job to create the Kinetoscope, a device that would allow a viewer to watch a motion picture, by his partner, Thomas Alva Edison. -
The Kinetoscope Prototype!
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson unveils a prototype of the Kinetoscope. This invention is the viewer of film taken by the Kinetograph. -
The Kinetograph Prototype!
The Kinetograph prototype is unveiled, during a convention. This new invention is the camera and film-recorder for the Kinetoscope. -
The Kinetograph Patented
The Kinetograph is finally finished after a few tweaks, and is patented. -
The Kinetosope Patented!
The Kinetoscope is finally finished, and is patented. When William Kennedy Laurie Dickson’s final product of the invention is finished, Edison had first thought it was an insignificant toy. Even with his doubts, it turned out to be a success. -
The Very First Proper Film
The Great Train Robbery film, produced by Edison Studios, was the very first film which had a plot and was shown in theatre. After this film was made, more films started to be produced. -
The First Animated Film
The first animated film is called 'Humorous Phases of Funny Faces'. It was directed by James Stuart Blackton and is 3 minutes long. -
The First Color Film
The first color film was called 'Cupid-Angling'. Even though it had color, it didn't have any sound. The film was produced by the Leon F. Douglass' National Color Film Company -
The First 3-D Movie
The very first 3 Dimensional film was the Power of Love. The premiere was at the Ambassador Hotel Theater in Los Angeles. -
The First Sound Film
Before movies had sound, the motion pictures were viewed along with live musicians. The first sound movie was The Jazz Singer, released in October 1927.
