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Eastman develops the Kodak
This was the first portable roll film camera. -
William Dickson designs Kinetoscope
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Thomas Edison's 'Black Maria" was the first film studio
The "Black Maria" was built in New Jersey. The world's first film production. -
Mutoscope.
Invented by Herman Caster, this penny-in-the-slot machine with a crank that turned a drum containing a series of photographs. It held the illusion of movement. -
Auguste and Louis Lumière invented the cinematographe
The cinematographe was one of the first successful projector’s that was able to project 16 frames-per-second of motion pictures. -
First commercial exhibiton of a motion picture
It was set up by the Lumiere Brothers. The public payed to watch the film in the world's first movie theatre. It occured at the Grand Cafe in Paris. -
Europe's first film studio
Georges Melies constructed Euope's first film studio near Paris. *date is nopt accurate -
First American Documentary
Directed by Edwin Porter, The life of an American Fireman became the first documentary in America. *Date not accurate -
The first Nickelodeon movie theater in Pittsburgh
Films were shown in indoor theaters for a nickel. -
The first film-makers arrived in Los Angeles
Filmmakers realize that Los Angeles was a good filming area with a favorable climate and a variety of natural scenery. -
A Trip to the Moon
First film shot in a set. -
Formation of MPPC
The East-Coast companies formed the MPPC to monopolize the booming industry. This limited artistic freedom, fought piracy, reduced power od distributors and protected priofits. -
First film made using artificial light
Cameraman Billy Bitzer became the first to film entirely indoors using artificial light.
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First studio in Hollywood
Independent Moving Pictures acquires the first studio in Hollywood which later becomes Universal Studios. * Date not accurate -
Disbanding of MPPC
Supreme Court disbands the MPPC because according to them it protected a monopoly. -
The Warner brothers created Warner Bros. Studios
The famous movie industry was created in Burbank, California.
