Film Timeline

By Dylan.O
  • Eadweard Muybridge Takes Pictures of horse galloping

    Eadweard Muybridge Takes Pictures of horse galloping
    He made a bet that a horse would have all 4 legs off the ground and he took pictures that proved he did and eventully would evolve into the first movie
  • They used a "toxic" chemical to make movies

    They used a "toxic" chemical to make movies
    People were using chemicals to get pictures that they would then use for movies to show in the kinetoscope parlor.
  • Thomas Edison Invents First Motion Camera.

    Thomas Edison Invents First Motion Camera.
    Thomas Edison Makes the first Motion Camera and changes movies forever
  • Kinetograph: First True Motion Camera

    Kinetograph: First True Motion Camera
    Made Mostly by W.K.L Dickson, one of Thomas Edison's workers for camera is electrically powered and worked with celluloid fluid
  • Kinetoscope Parlor Open

    Kinetoscope Parlor Open
    The Holland Brothers open the first Kinetoscope parlor.
  • Able to view a 16 second moving picture

    Able to view a 16 second moving picture
    People could pay 25 Cents to look at a picture move for up to 16 Seconds at a time
  • The Cinematographe (all in one camera) is shown to a full audience for the first time.

    The Cinematographe (all in one camera) is shown to a full audience for the first time.
    The Lumiere brothers made this invention that allows more than 1 person to view a movie at a time.
  • The Geneva drive is used for movies

    The Geneva drive is used for movies
    Oskar Messter and Max Gliewe made these projectors work for movies that would make seeing these movies a lot better.
  • The latham loop is used

    The latham loop is used
    The Latham loop is used to pull film through the camera more gently to make sure it doesn't rip and break apart
  • A trip to the moon is showed

    A trip to the moon is showed
    A 14 minute film by George Melies is made and is the first big film somebody has made.
  • George Melies Makes magic of illusion

    George Melies Makes magic of illusion
    George Melies using some magic of effects, is able to make some of the best movies at that time using these effects
  • George Melies Recognized after being forgotten

    George Melies Recognized after being forgotten
    After George Melies decline and with him stop making movies, some people started doing research to look up more things about him. They eventually found a bunch of his films and presented it on display to show that they remember him and what he did for film.
  • Titanic is released in movie theaters.

    Titanic is released in movie theaters.
    Titanic, 3 hours and 14 Minutes of Romance and The Ship of Dreams also known as Titanic going through it's maiden voyage and it's sinking.