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By Joshua Dague
  • Louis Le Prince Developed the first film( which lasted 2 seconds)

    Louis Le Prince Developed the first film( which lasted 2 seconds)

    This showed that the possibility of films can become a reality.
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    the silent film era

  • Lemiere Brothers develop the first full length film

    Lemiere Brothers develop the first full length film

    Actually starting the idea of a feature-length film being a reality

  • The first film with talking released

    This became the new standard of film moving forward and every film to this day is likely to have talking
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    the "golden age" of film

  • Steamboat Willie was released

    Steamboat Willie was released

    This started the beginning of one of film's biggest juggernauts, Walt Disney Studios.
  • Horror movies began to surge

    Horror movies began to surge

    This began the start of one of the most popular genres of film that still makes massive amounts of money at the box-office to this day.
  • Disney's first feature length film released

    Disney's first feature length film released

    This was the beginning of the massive success of Disney movies
  • Television began to show films

    Television began to show films

    This made several films more known to a wider audience and gave film studios more money.
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    the modern era of film

  • African American directed films start releasing

    African American directed films start releasing

    This began the rise of Black filmmakers and several successful films being directed by African American directors.
  • George Lucas releases "Star Wars"

    George Lucas releases "Star Wars"

    This redefined science fiction as a genre and started the rise of several successful science fiction films.
  • MTV launched

    MTV launched

    This started the rise of successful short films and made several smaller filmmakers more popular.
  • Indie films began releasing

    Indie films began releasing

    This showed that several independent filmmakers can be successful and sometimes more successful than several big companies.
  • Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs" releases

    Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs" releases

    This made him a massive staple in the filmmaking space and gave several other filmmakers inspiration for their own films.
  • YouTube launches which will later kill MTV

    YouTube launches which will later kill MTV

    This gave filmmakers a new system to market their films or short films to.
  • George Lucas sells his studios film rights to Walt Disney Studios

    George Lucas sells his studios film rights to Walt Disney Studios

    This started Disney acquiring several intellectual properties over the decade including Marvel and 20th Century Fox
  • Most Film Companies move to streaming service due to COVID

    Most Film Companies move to streaming service due to COVID

    This led to several film studios not making a lot of money and almost killed the film industry as a whole which took a few years to fix.