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In 1889 Thomas Edison builds the first motion-picture with the help of William Kennedy Laurie Dickson. Its the first of its kind and is what starts the new film age. They name the camera "Kinetograph".
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In 1894 the Edison Corporation builds the first motion-picture studio. It is nicknamed the "Black Maria" and is the first Kinetograph center. People could watch short films for 25 cents.
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The brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière hold the first screening. They invent the Cinematograph which is the combination of a camera and projector. It allowed large groups to few a film at the same time.
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The Edison Corporation makes a film called "The Great Train Robbery. It is a 14 shots that are cut to make one fluid movie. It is also the first film in the new genre Western.
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The first movie theater is opened in 1905. Its opened in Pittsburgh and is the first public screening. It is called Nickelodeon and is the reason the company is made
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In 1910 Thomas Edison makes the Kinetophone. This invention makes talking in movies possible. It is the first time sound can be introduced in films
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The first feature film is made when two reels of Enoch Arden are showed together. This introduced longer films and made making films longer a good thing. Before this they had short films.
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In 1914 Winsor McCay introduces his first animated cartoon. It was called Gertie the Dinosaur. It was the first of its kind and was unseen before him.
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In 1915 D. W. Griffith makes a civil war epic. Its called the Birth of a Nation and is technically brilliant and unseen before. It introduces narrative close-up and flashbacks
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In 1924 Walt Disney makes his first film. It is a cartoon named Alice in Wonderland. It is his first film and leads to a successful life of his
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In 1928 Walt disney introduces his most popular character. His film Galloping Gaucho and Steamboat Willie introduces the first cartoon with sound. It also introduces Mickey Mouse which becomes his most famous character.
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In 1935 the first three color system appeared. It added color to films and was first used in Becky Sharp. This was a huge improvement to films
