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horse race
Engish man named muybridge started film all because of a horse race bet. He had said he bet $25,000 that when a horse is going full speed all 4 of its feet were off the ground. So he proved it by taking continues pictures of the horse running . He the relized that the pictures side by side made the horse in them look like it was actually running. -
Vaudevilles opened
Vaudevilles were small theatres that showed performers. They later stared charging a nickle per show, which then came the name Nickelodeon. -
Edison's movie studio
Edisons first ever movie theatre was built in west oregon, new jersey. It was $637.67 around 2010 that would have been about $15,272.99.
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Kinetoscope
Thomas Edison created the Kinetoscope. Once the Kinetoscope was invented, people started opening Kinetoscope parlors. -
First animal behaviour film
Das Boxende Känguruh premieres first public projection in Germany it's one of the earliest examples of animal behaviour on film. -
cinématographe Lumiére
The first showing was a private showing only for the rich. The first movie was of a train passing by. -
The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery, a film created by Edwin Porter. The film included 14 scenes and lasted 12 minutes. It was a pretty big deal since all other films before that were only a few seconds long. -
Nickelodeons
They showed films with pianos to give a sound effect. These shows only costed a nickle, which is what gave them their name. -
First wildlife film
Oliver Pike's film, In Birdland, was thought to be the first British wildlife film. -
The MCCP
After the release of The Great Train Robbery, Thomas Edison saw a chance to manipulate the film industry. All industries affilluated with the film industry were owned by Thomas Edison. -
The birth of Hollywood
Film directors were getting tired of the MCCP, and also the weather in New York. So the directors left to California. It was far away from the MCCP and the weather was better, this lead up to hollywood. -
The Birth Of A Flower
Percy Smith's first time-lapse, The Birth of a Flower, shows a variety of flowers as they bloom. this took a very long time to film so percy figured out a way to keep filming even while he slept. This caued a lot of excitement among cinemagoers.