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Film History Timeline

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  • First Successful Video Camera

    First Successful Video Camera
    In 1910 a polish inventor Kazimierz Prószyński built and patented the aeroscope in England which was the first successful video camera

  • Hollywood Boom

    Hollywood Boom
    By the start of the 20s Hollywood had become the world film capital. It received about %80 of the revenue made from the film industry. This made it one of the best places to find good cheap entertainment.

  • Sound

    Sound
    By the early 1930s technology was starting to advance more to the point they could record sound. These kinds of movies with sound were called talkies. After a few years talkies became mainstream and so silent films would cease to be produced.

  • The Wizard of Oz release

    The Wizard of Oz release
    The Wizard of Oz was the first film to ever come out in technicolor. It showed the drastic differences between the old and new methods of filming in the beginning scenes. This new way of filming in color completely changed the industry.

  • Blockbuster Era

    Blockbuster Era
    During the early 70s, the blockbuster era started by the film "Jaws". This gave way to many iconic and famous films making millions in box office sales.

  • Release of Star Wars

    Release of Star Wars
    The release of the first Star Wars Episode 4 and later the saga was a big deal in cinema. Not only because of the box office sales but because it showed what could be done with CGI at that time which was revolutionary.