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In 1883: The kinetoscope invented by Thomas Edison. Designed for one person at a time to view films. It was like a flip book, but in an early motion picture exhibition form.
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In 1884: The cinematograph invented by the Lumiere brothers. Designed for the use of a motion picture film camera.
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In 1908: Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton produced the Humpty Dumpty Circus. This was a stop-motion film.
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In 1923: Walt Disney opens a new studio in Los Angeles, when his old studio goes bankrupt.
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In 1928: Disney produces Steamboat Willie. This was the first film to incorporate sound effects, voice, and a soundtrack.
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In 1933: Warner Brothers Cartoons is found.
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In 1937: Walt Disney produces Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
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In 1995: Toy Story is the first film to be fully computer-animated.
