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The First "Movie" to Ever Come Out: Arrival of a Train
On December 28th, 1895, a recording was successfully taken of a train arriving at a train stop, and because it was so new and exciting at the time, people actually payed money to watch that for just 50 seconds. It was created by the French Lumiere Brothers. -
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Film Before there was Audio
In the late 19th century and early 20th century, there was just music to create sound in films since capturing sound on camera wasn't a thing. -
The Great Train Robbery
The first movie to ever have had a planned out storyline to it. It was created by Edwin Porter. -
The Nickelodeans' Peak
By the time the second decade of the 20th century came, the Nickelodeans' company had around 26,000,000 weekly viewers. It was named that since people payed a nickel to watch something. -
When Charlie Chaplin's Film Career Began
Making a Living was the first film to feature Chaplin, a very famous person in the silent film era. -
The First Film With Audio/Voices: The Jazz Singer
This movie marked the end of the silent film era and the beginning of "talkies". -
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Film with Audio, Before Colour Was Used
Period before Technicolor began being used in films, but there was audio. -
Three-Strip-Technicolor
This is when movies were able to start being able to be produced with good-quality colour using what's called Technicolor. It had been in the works since 1916, and it wasn't until 1932 that it became truly complete and useful. -
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When Technicolor was Used
Some films were not in colour, and others used Technicolor. -
The Cinema's Peak
At this point, about 61% of people went to the cinema each week, and this was towards the end of the Golden Age of cinema. -
The First Time Colour Was Used For Television
NBC News broadcasted the Tournament of Roses Parade in colour on January 1st, 1954. -
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Before the Takeoff of CGI
Period when colour was used and before CGI exploded into popularity -
2001: A Space Odyssey
This film created by Stanley Kubrick was a sci-fi related movie that predicted the future. It received an award for the best visual effects in that year. -
The Success of JAWS
On September 5th, 1975, JAWS became the most successful motion picture ever launched in North America and started the Blockbuster era of film. -
Tron
Although the movie wasn't very good, it was the first one to place live characters into a computer generated world. -
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Modern Film
Where films are at now/in recent years. -
Jurassic Park
This movie is impressive because only four total minutes of it use CGI special effects, and yet it has such a huge impact on the movie's quality and watching experience. -
DVD Sales Surpass VHS Tapes
In 1996, DVDs first began coming out. Within 7 years, they were extremely popular for watching movies/films, surpassing the older VHS tapes that were used. -
Black Panther
Black Panther is a very famous movie that has storyline that views black people positively rather than negatively. -
How Films Have Been Produced in a Pandemic
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic happened. Now, films are created and people have taken precautions that include social distancing and wearing masks in film production so that it can still continue.