historical film events

  • Sallie Gardnet at a Gallop

    Sallie Gardnet at a Gallop
    Sallie Gardener at a Gallop is a series of pictures of a galloping horse. It was 3 seconds of 24 pictures. It then created the illusion of motion.
  • First animated movie

    First animated movie
    Charles Emile Reynaud created the first animated film. It consisted of 12 pictures in a continous loop.
  • Cinematographe

    Cinematographe
    The Lumiere brothers invented the cinematographe motion picture camera. It weighed 15 lbs. and could be projected on a screen for viewing.
  • The Execution of Mary Stuart

    The Execution of Mary Stuart
    Short film. Produced by MPPC, this short film is 18 seconds and was viewed by the kinetoscope
  • kinetoscope

    kinetoscope
    The kinetoscope is a device used by one person to view a short film. Invented by Thomas Edison, the kinetoscope rapidly shows a sequence of photos over a light.
  • The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery
    The Great Train Robbery was filmed by Edwin Porter. It is the 1st U.S narrative film. It lasted 12 minutes.
  • The stor of the Kelly Gang

    The stor of the Kelly Gang
    The first feautre length multi reel film. It was 60 minutes and was produced by William Gibson, Millard Johnson, John and Nevin Tait
  • motion picture patents company

    motion picture patents company
    Founded December 1908. Also known as the MPPC, it was created by Thomas Edison and wsa a major film company.
  • Hollywood

    Hollywood
    Hollywood is a district in California of the United States. Motion picture companies moved here to get away from Thomas Edison and the MPPC. r00d...
  • Cupid Angling

    Cupid Angling
    Cupid Angling was produced by Leon F. Douglass. It is the first color film.
  • Nickelodeon

    Nickelodeon
    Originally Vaudville, Nickelodeon was a small theater that showed mulitple short films. It now an American children's channel.
  • The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer
    The first film with sound. It was released in 1927 and was a musical film.