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The First Movie
The first surviving movie is Roundhay Garden Scene, it was only 2.11 seconds long but still counted as a movie, it was created in 1888 by French inventor Louis Le prince. This movie was black and white. -
The First Motion Picture Studio
The first motion picture studio was created by The Edison Corporation, it was named The first Kinetoscope parlor nicknamed The Black Maria. People could come and watch movies for 25 cents. -
The First Nickelodeon Theater
The first Nickelodeon theater opens in 1905 in Pittsburgh, PA. Nickelodeon got its name from its admission prices of 5 cents. These theaters usually showed short, silent films. -
The First Feature Film Released
The first feature film was released in 1911 when two reels of D. W. Griffith's Enoch Arden were put together. -
The Walt Disney Company Created
On October 16, 1923 The Walt Disney company was created -
Movies with Sound
In 1927, The Jazz Singer was the first movie with sound that was released. -
Cartoons with sound
Walt Disney Galloping Gaucho and Steamboat Willie, the first cartoons with sound. -
Double features
Double features began to emerge for a way that the unemployed could occupy time. -
The First Drive-In
when drive-ins where created din 1933 people could come park, eat, and enjoy their movie in comfort -
Walt Disney's First Movie
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs was Disney's first animated movie, and it was a classic. -
Hollywood Threatened
Hollywood was threatened in 1948 by McCarthyism because of accusations of communism. -
The Wide Screen
When TV was invented Film needed to up its game so Widescreen was invented -
The first 3D Movie
in 1953 the first 3D film was released, relying on stereoscopic technology. -
Psycho!
In 1960, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho comes out and terrifies the audience. Psycho become one of the years most successful films. -
Marlin Monroe Passes Away
In 1962 sadly the actress Marilyn Monroe passed away from a drug overdose at age 36. -
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music hits in 1965 and is an instant hit -
Movie Ratings
Movie Ratings were introduced in 1968. Movie ratings include such as: G,R,PG,X. PG-13 came later and X was changed to NC-17 -
The Steadicam
The Steadicam is a device that allows videos to be smoother and prevents vibrations and shock. The Steadicam was invented in 1975 -
Jim Clark
In 1982 Jim Clark founded Silicon Graphics. This cutting-edge company contributed to the growth of computer imaging and animation in films. -
X changed to NC-17
In 1990 the movie rating X was changed to NC-17 (No Children Under 17) -
The Most Expensive Movie of All time.
in 1997 Titanic was released and cost up to 300 million dollars to produce and market. -
Digital Projectors
In 1999 the first digital projectors where introduced into the public. Giant reels of film where no longer needed to show a movie -
Harry Potter
In 2000 Daniel Radcliffe was announced by Warner Bros. to play the 11 year old Harry Potter from the J.K. Rowling series that was due in 2001. -
Walt Disney buys Pixar
In 2006 Walt Disney Co. paid 7.4 billion dollars for Pixar Animation Studios. -
Robin Williams says Goodbye
Sadly on August 11, 2014 Robin Williams took his own life in Paradise Cay, CA. Robin William suffered from Lewy Body Disease or LBD for short, this is another form of dementia. It attacks every neuron in your body doctors say its as if he had cancer in every organ in his body.
