Film History Cameron Jones

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  • First Motion Picture Camera

    First Motion Picture Camera

    C. Francis Jenkins and Thomas Armat were the true inventors of the Motion Camera but Thomas Edison took credit and called it the "Edison Vitascope".
  • Rotating Camera

    Rotating Camera

    The first rotating camera for taking panning shots was built in 1897. This allowed films to be several minutes longer. With this camera allowed several shots to be taken.
  • First Movie

    First Movie

    First movie was a silent movie called "The Great Train Robbery". It was produced by Thomas Edison but directed and filmed but Edison company.
  • First Movie Theater Opens

    First Movie Theater Opens

    The first movie theater opens in Pittsburgh. Harry Davis and John P. Harris were the creators of this theater. It seated 96 people and thry called the theater "Nickelodeon" because it cost a nickel to watch.
  • MPAA Invented

    MPAA Invented

    William Hays formed the "Motion Picture Distributors Association of America". A self-censorship system, known as the "Hays Code", was developed to ensure absence of offfensive material and prevent from government interface in filmaking.
  • First 3D Movie

    First 3D Movie

    The "Power of Love" was the first confirmed 3D film. It was premiered at the Ambassador Hotel Theater in Los Angeles.
  • First Microphone Movie

    First Microphone Movie

    This was the first flm to use microphones while filming.
  • PG-13 invented

    PG-13 invented

    The first film to have PG-13 was "The Flamingo Kid". PG-13 alerted parents that the film has intense content.