Historical Film Events

Kinetophone

Jul 1, 1894

Introduced by Thomas Edison, this was a very early motion picture device. In some ways, this device is similar to a movie projector.

First animation film

Dec 1, 1899

Arthur Melbourne Cooper was a british film director who specialed in animated films. This was shown at The Empire Theature in London where many people enjoyed watching this thiry seconds long stop motion animated film.

Hollywood's first movie studio

Oct 12, 1911

Nestor Motion Picture company opened the first motion picture studio and production company which is located in New Jersey and California. Brothers, David Horsley and William Horsley owned this company.

Paramount Pictures

May 8, 1912

Paramount is film studio, tv production company, and a motion picture distributor. Paramount Pictures was the first Hollwyood studio that had all there films in digital form. Examples of movies that Paramount Pictures produced are Transformers: Age of Extinction, Zoolander, and Clovefield.

Universal Pictures

Jun 10, 1912

Universal Studios in an American runned filming studio founded by many people including Carl Laemmle. Universal Studious have many successful movies including: Jurassic Park, Furious 7, and pitch perfect one and two.

Waner Bros.

Apr 4, 1923

Waner Bros. is a very successful American based entertainment corporation which produces films, tv shows and music entertainment. This compony was founded by four brothers: Harry, Albert, Sam, Jack.

Walt Disney

Oct 16, 1923

Walt Disney is an American film producing comany that is known for its animated family friendly films. One of their first creations was Mickey Mouse.

Columbia

Jan 10, 1924

Columbia is an American based film production wich is paired with Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group. Well known movies produced by Columbia is The HUnger Games, Star Wars and Creed

RKO

Oct 23, 1938

RKO (Radio Keith Orpheum) is an American film production and distribution company. It is known for being one of the Big FIve studios in the Hollywood Golden Ages.

Hollywod Walk of Fame

Jul 5, 1958

The Hollwood Walk of Fame is locaed along five blocks on Hollywood Boulevard. This walk recognizes actors,directors, musicians, producers, theatrical groups, fictional characters and others.

Capital Records Building/Tower

Feb 8, 1960

Located on vine street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Capital Records is thirteen stories high and many successful artist recorded their hits in Capitl Records. This building also appears quite frequently in films because it is such an appealing landmark EX) Handcock, starring Will Smith.

Hollywood PIctures

Feb 1, 1989

Hollywood Pictures was an american film production label that represented The Walt Disney Studios but recently stopped recording April 27, 2007. Hollywood Pictures produced 'Stay Alive' which was Co-produced by Universal Pictures.