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How it all started
It started with a 25,000 dollar bet, did the horse have all four feet off the ground when running or not -
How it all started
Edison of eelcrtic light bulb and phonograph fame lked the fact that only one person at a time could see the images -
The Lumiere Brothers
Their invention was the cinematographe, it was a projector that could show motion pictures on a screen for an audience -
Films
Most were shot outsde and near the west coast, Didnt put actors names in film because if they became more famous then they would want more money -
Vaudeville
Small theaters that featured short dramatic skits, comedy routines, and song and dance numbers, started featuring short films, and expanded to nickolodeon -
Nickelodeon
Were small storefront-type theaters that featured films, along with one or two vaudeville acts -
Thomas Edison, Edwin Porter
Who in 1903, created the first U.S. narritive film, The Great Train Robbery, 14 scences and lasted 12 min. -
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon theaters were attracting 26 million viewers each week, 5 years later that number doubled -
The early days
Thomas Edison owned several companies called the MPPC others tried to compete but failed -
Famous people
Mary Pickford (known as America's sweetheart) and Charlie Chaplin (the comic genius) -
Charlie Chaplin
The 20th century superdtar he was making 150 a week but went to make a mill. a year for his comics