History of Cinema

By kmoney59
  • Phenakistiscope Invented

    Phenakistiscope Invented

  • Zoetrope Invented

    Zoetrope Invented

  • Leland Stanford and Eadward Muybridge

    Leland Stanford and Eadward Muybridge

  • Zoopraxiscope introduced

    Zoopraxiscope introduced

  • George Eastman recieves patent for first Kodak camera

  • Black Maria constructed

    Black Maria constructed

  • Finished Kinetoscope Introduced

  • Fred Ott's Sneeze Is Filmed And Released

  • Kinetoscope Parlor Opened

    Kinetoscope Parlor Opened

  • Period: to

    Novelty Period

  • Great Train Robbery Released

  • DW Griffith's Birth of A Nation is released

    DW Griffith's Birth of A Nation is released

    Though highly controversial, this film is a landmark in the fields of cinematography and editing, as well as for story-telling purposes.
  • First "Talkie" Produced, the Jazz Singer

    First "Talkie" Produced, the Jazz Singer

  • King Kong is released

    King Kong is released

  • First Technicolor Film Released, Becky Sharp

    First Technicolor Film Released, Becky Sharp

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