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Movie Machine Patent
Louis Ducos du Hauron patents movie machine. Although he never built this machine, he now owned the patent to what can be considerd the camera. This was a huge thing to own wether he knew this or not at the time, but it will pay off for him. -
Eadweard Muybridge
Eadweard Muybridge may very well be the reason film became what it is now. He was a photographer at first, but then he did something amazing without knowing it. He made a 25000$ bet to see if a horse could have all 4 legs in the air at once if it runs fast enough. This bet led to noticing how putting rapid pictures together could make a little film. -
First Movie Studio
Thomas Edison complete's worlds 1st movie studio. It is named Edison Studios. It is locating in West Orange, NJ. This was the beginning of film so the first studio was a big deal. -
First Close Up
The first movie close up was shot. It was a close up of a sneeze. It was made by Edison Studios. This shows people were experimenting now with different camera angles and how it could effect the shots. -
First Commercial Movie Performance
First Movie Commercial Performance in Broadway , NYC. Film was now starting to be used for a bit more than just a couple pictures. Now they used it for advertising. -
First Theater in US
First Movie Theater opens in U.S charging 10 cents for admission. Now people could go see a film on the big screen. Film popularity was growing at a decent rate now. -
Electric Theatre
The first full time theatre opened in the U.S. This just shows how much people were getting into film since now a full time theatre could open and make business. People were interested. -
First Horror Movie
First horror movie ( Dr.Jekyll and Mr.hyde) played in theatre. This is a new genre now. Movies were becoming more unique as oppose to the same kind of genre that was generically playing.
