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The History of Film

By _emilia_rose_

  • First Motion Picture Camera

    First Motion Picture Camera
    The first motion picture camera, the Kinetograph, is built by William Kennedey Laurie Dickson (commissioned by Thomas Alva Edison).Thomas Edison.

  • First Motion Picture Studio

    First Motion Picture Studio
    The Edison Corporation makes the first motion picture studio.

  • First Kinetoscope Parlor

    First Kinetoscope Parlor
    The first Kinetoscope parlor opens at 1155 Broadway in New York City. Spectators can watch films for 25 cents.

  • First Movie Theater

    First Movie Theater
    The very first movie theater is opened in Pittsburg.

  • FIlms with Sound are Made Possible

    FIlms with Sound are Made Possible
    Thomas Edison introduces his kinetophone, which makes talkies a reality.

  • First Cartoon

    First Cartoon
    Gertie the Dinosaur The first animated cartoon, Gertie the Dinosaur by Winsor McCay is unleashed.

  • Alice's Wonderland

    Alice's Wonderland
    Alice's WonderlandWalt Disney creates his first cartoon, "Alice's Wonderland."

  • First Cartoon with Sound

    First Cartoon with Sound
    Walt Disney introduces Galloping Gaucho and Steamboat Willie, the first cartoons with sound.

  • The First Academy Awards

    The First Academy Awards
    The first academy awards are presented.

  • First Three Colour Movie

    First Three Colour Movie
    The first three coloured system appeared in Becky Sharp.

  • Gone with the Wind

    Gone with the Wind
    The big-screen adaptation of Gone with the Wind premieres, and will go on to gross $192 million, making it one of the most profitable films of all time. It's also one of the longest films, clocking in at 231 minutes.

  • Psycho

    Psycho
    Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho terrifies audiences and becomes one of the year's most successful films, as well as one of the most memorable psychological thrillers.

  • Breakfast at Tiffany's

    Breakfast at Tiffany's
    Audrey Hepburn delights as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's, but Henry Mancini emerges as the real star. He won two Oscars and four Grammy Awards for the score.

  • The Sound of Music

    The Sound of Music
    The Sound of Music premieres. An instant hit, the film was one of the top-grossing films of 1965 and remains one of film's most popular musicals.

  • Film Rating System Debuted

    Film Rating System Debuted
    The film rating system is released.

  • Titanic

    Titanic
    Titanic crashes into theaters. It is the most expensive film of all time, costing between $250 and $300 million to produce and market.

  • Harry Potter casting announced

    Harry Potter casting announced
    Warner Bros. announces that 11-year-old British actor Daniel Radcliffe will play the titular wizard in Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, the first film to be adapted from the wildly popular series of young adult books by J. K. Rowling. The film is due out Thanksgiving 2001.