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First motion picture
Eadweard Muybridge's motion photography began by taking photos of something moving and making it look like it a moving picture. it started becuase one guy said all four legs of a house were at one point off the ground and anohter guy didn't think so. Was about 5 secs. long -
First camera invented
George Eastman invented dry, transparent, and flexible, photograpic film Easy to use and carry. The Kodak company was made in 1888. -
First action film
"The Great Train Robbery," the 1st Western film, released. The first narrative film. Was filmed in 10 different locations -
First Animated Cartoon
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces was the first cartoon made to film. Animated hand-drawn scenes was on a chalkboard. Used stop motion to animate -
Motion Picture Patents
Nine leading producers set up the Motion Picture Patents Company, and agree not to sell or lease equipment to any distributors who purchase motion pictures from any other company. -
MPPC
Led by Thomas Edison multiple companies joined together to create a monopoly for the film industry. MPPC: Motion Picture Patents Company. -
Warner Bros.
The company was foundedby four brothers, Harry, Albert, Samuel, and Jack Warner. Harry was the oldest and the president of the company and ran its headquarters in New YOrkCity. And is still around today -
1st Film with Sound
"The Jazz Singer" was the first film that featured sound. first motion picture with synchronized dialogue sequences. Heralded the commercial ascendance of the "talkies" and the decline of the silent film era. -
Goerge Lucas
George Lucas started the great market by betting his toys from his Star Wars trilogy would fund his movies. -
Steve Soderbergh
Sex, Lies and Videotape by Steve Soderbergh becomes one of the first indie blockbusters with a budget of a million that made 24 million and one of the best investments in indie film to date at that time. -
Toy Story
1st computer generated animation movie. -
Avatar Highest Grossing movie
Avatar passed up the titantic in its movie ticket sales. The movie earned over $36 milion.