Film History

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  • Kinematoscope

    Kinematoscope

    Aimed to present the illusion of motion
  • Praxinoscope

    Praxinoscope

    projector device with a mirrored drum that created the illusion of movement
  • First photographs of motion

    First photographs of motion

    By Eadweard Muybridge
  • Kodak Camera

    Kodak Camera

    First camera put on the market
  • Private Screening

    Private Screening

    The Lumiere Brothers created this by using Cinematograph, a mix of projector and camera
  • Movie Theatre

    Movie Theatre

    Adaption from the Lumiere brothers first home screening but instead rows of seats and a projector pointed at a white blank canvas
  • Kinetophone

    Kinetophone

    By Edison
  • The Jazz Singer

    First film with sound
  • Steamboat Willie

    Steamboat Willie

    First cartoon to have synchronized sound
  • Golden Globe Ceremony

    Golden Globe Ceremony

  • Motion Picture Ratings

    Motion Picture Ratings

    The ratings were categorized with with G, PG, R and X; later PG-13 was added.
  • Steadicam

    Steadicam

    stabilize mounts for motion picture camera