12 Historical Film Events

By schoolofrock

  • The Horse in Motion

    The Horse in Motion
    The Horse in Motion is the first film that was taken by Eadweard Muybridge. The fillm consisted on a horse with rider running. The horse, Sallie Gardner, is filmed running at the pace of 1:40.

  • The First Cinematic Camera is Born

    The First Cinematic Camera is Born
    Thomas Edison picked a team, headed by William Friese-Greene, to work on the project of creating the first cinema camera. Thomas wanted to do so because he was inspired by an exhibition of the Kinetoscope. The camera that they invented was called Strip Kinetograph.

  • The Haunted Castle

    The Haunted Castle
    "Le Manoir du diable" is a French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès. It was released in America and Birtain under the name "The Devil's Castle". It is considered to be the first horror film.

  • First Western Movie

    First Western Movie
    The first western movie was "The Great Train Robbery". It starred by Broncho Billy Anderson. The movie was directed by Edwin S. Porter.

  • The First Frankenstein Flm

    The First Frankenstein Flm
    The first video adaption of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The film was directed by J. Searle Dawley. It also starred Charles Ogle as Frankenstein's monster.

  • The First Film Awards

    The First Film Awards
    At the Metro Theatre of Mumbai, the first film awards were given. These awards consisted of : Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Music Director. The movie, Do Bigha Zameen, was the first to win best film.

  • First National Film Awards

    First National Film Awards
    The first national film awards was in India. The event was presented by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It was held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.