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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.
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Charles Emile Reynaud created the first animated film. It consisted of 12 pictures in a continous loop.
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The Lumiere brothers invented the cinematographe motion picture camera. It weighed 15 lbs. and could be projected on a screen for viewing.
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Short film. Produced by MPPC, this short film is 18 seconds and was viewed by the kinetoscope
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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.
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The Great Train Robbery was filmed by Edwin Porter. It is the 1st U.S narrative film. It lasted 12 minutes.
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The first feautre length multi reel film. It was 60 minutes and was produced by William Gibson, Millard Johnson, John and Nevin Tait
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Founded December 1908. Also known as the MPPC, it was created by Thomas Edison and wsa a major film company.
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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...
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Cupid Angling was produced by Leon F. Douglass. It is the first color film.
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Originally Vaudville, Nickelodeon was a small theater that showed mulitple short films. It now an American children's channel.
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The first film with sound. It was released in 1927 and was a musical film.