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The first public showings of films took place in the 1890s
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is a 1903 American silent short Western film written, produced, and directed by Edwin S. Porter, a former Edison Studios cameraman.
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kinetophone with phonographs inside their cabinets
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The Jazz Singer is the first feature-length talkie. The film starred Vaudeville sensation Al Jolson.
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With the release of Becky Sharp, audiences could now see films in technicolor
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hollywood was threatened by McCarthyism, with its accusations of communism
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With the invention of television, film needed to up its game
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(owo)/ otion picture ratings were introduced in 1968, with G, PG, R and X. PG-13 came significantly later.
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The Steadicam, first used in Rocky, became available offering new options to filmmakers, it mechanically isolates the operator's movement, allowing for a smooth shot, even when the camera moves over an irregular surface.
