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Horse Racing bet
Edward Muybridge bets his friends that a galloping horse would have all 4 feet off of the ground at some point. They set up lots of cameras to take pictures in a rapid sequence to see if at any point all four were off the ground. Everyone doubted him but it turned out he was correct. This was the discovery of motion pictures. -
Edison Invents Motion Picture Camera
By 1892 Edison and Dickson invented a motion picture camera and a peephole viewing device called the Kinetoscope. They were first shown publicly in 1893 and the following year the first Edison films were exhibited commercially. -
First Sight.
Luguste and Louis Lumiere give the first public showing of the Cinematographe a device that projects motion pictures on a screen -
The Great Train Robbery
Edwin S. Porter produces The Great Train Robbery, the first narrative film. -
First Nickelodeon
The first nickelodeon opens in Pittsburg, PA -
Nickelodeon Theaters
By 1910 , Nickelodeon Theaters were attracting 26 million viewers each week. Five Years later that number had more than doubled.The popularity of films soon attracted the attention of those seeing the potential for big profits -
Undisputed 20th Century Super Star
The first 20th century superstar was Charlie Chaplin, the undisputed comic genius of silent comedy. He started out working at 150$ a week and by 1917 he was making more than a million a year. He also used his films to communicate messages about good and evil in society. -
In Living Color
Technical Color is introduced and shown. -
Radio is invented
Radio is invented. Radio becomes greatly preferred to silent film. Silent film begins to decline. -
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Peak Picture
Motion pictures were at their peak during this time. -
Monopoly Motion
Motion picture industry was monopolized by film studios. -
Television Takes Over
Television overtakes movies in popularity; color replaces black and white movies in theaters; theaters then attempt to win audiences back with 3-D pictures and replacing black and white movies with color.
