Film History

By jirune

  • First Camera

    First Camera
    The first camera was invented in 1888. The camera serves as one of the basic foundations for filmmaking. It allows people films to be made by capturing moments in life.

  • First Movie theatre

    First Movie theatre
    The Nickelodeon was the first movie theatre ever built. The theatre was built in Pittsburg Penn. This theatre helped the popularization of movies.

  • First Movie to Have Color

    First Movie to Have Color
    Cupid Angling is known to be the first movie to have color. Previously all films before this were monochrome. This event marks an important advancement in film making

  • First movie with audible dialogue.

    First movie with audible dialogue.
    The Jazz Singer was the first movie to have audible dialogue. It marks an important point in film-making history where films are becoming better. This is not the first film to have sound though

  • First Disney Princess Movie

    First Disney Princess Movie
    The Disney princess movie series is a widely popular series amongst children. The very first one being Snow White and The Seven Dwarves. This set forth a long series of Disney Princess films.
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    Golden Age Of Asian Cinema

    This period marked the golden age of Asian cinema where filmmaking gained a lot of traction. Several amazing Asian films were produced during this period. Today, China is the second-largest consumer of films.

  • Highest Grossing Film Series Created

    Highest Grossing Film Series Created
    The Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of the most popular film series. It is the highest grossing film series grossing $8.5 billion. The Marvel Universe is one of the biggest film series in number of films as well.

  • First Movie to Earn $100 Million

    First Movie to Earn $100 Million
    Jaws is known to be the first blockbuster film and the first film to earn over $100 million. This marked an important event where movies became widely popular among people. A very important event in film history

  • First Digital Movie

    First Digital Movie
    The first digital movie was Windhorse. Digital movies help revolutionized the film industry. This allowed for chapter and higher quality movies to be produced.

  • Highest Grossing Film of All Time

    Highest Grossing Film of All Time
    Avatar is known as the highest-grossing film of all time. It grossed $2.8 billion since 2009. The film is widely popular.

  • Most Streamed Movie During The Pandemic Created

    Most Streamed Movie During The Pandemic Created
    Hundred of movies were being streamed almost daily from the homes of people in the pandemic. A constant need for entertainment due to the lack of being unable to go outside created a surge in streaming service use. Frozen 2 was the most-streamed movie during this time.

  • Most Popular Streaming Service During The Pandemic

    Most Popular Streaming Service During The Pandemic
    Streaming services became vital to film production during the Covid-19 Pandemic. It allowed movies to generate revenue for their films in times of closed movie theatres. Netflix is the largest streaming platform to date current times.