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First motion picture
Eadweard Muybridge set up 12 cameras along a railroad track. Then, a man on a horse rode past them. The horses hooves tripped the shutters of the camera, capturing a perfect picture of a horse in motion. -
The chronophotographic gun was invented
French physiologist, Etienne-Jules Marey invented the chronophotographic gun. The chronophotographic gun is a rifle shaped camera that was able to record 12 photos per second. -
Kinetoscope invented
The kinetoscope was invented by Thomas Edison and his assistant William Kennedy Laurie Dickson. They created the kinetoscope to view the pictures/movies that the kinetograph showed. -
Kinetograph invented
The kinetograph was invented by Thomas Edison and William Kennedy Laurie Dickson The kinetograph was a motion picture camera that combined motion picture recording and viewing technology. -
First kinetoscope sold.
The kinetoscope was sold for between $250-$300 dollars each (now $7,635.93-$9,163.12). -
First projector invented
Louis and Auguste Lumière created a projector that was hand cranked, and only weighed 20lbs. It was called the Cinematography. -
The first film
The first film that had a story and was feature length was the 1906 Australian production called The Story of the Kelly Gang. -
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Paramount was invented
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First animated movie
The first full-length animated film was "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", which came out in 1937. It was also the first full-length animated film in color. -
The first green screen
Larry Butler invented the green screen to separate the actor from the background, making special effects easier. The green screen was actually blue until film makers realized that the camera is more sensitive to green than blue.