History of Cinema By kmoney59 Jan 1, 1832 Phenakistiscope Invented Jan 1, 1833 Zoetrope Invented Jan 1, 1878 Leland Stanford and Eadward Muybridge Sep 28, 1879 Zoopraxiscope introduced Sep 4, 1888 George Eastman recieves patent for first Kodak camera Jan 1, 1893 Black Maria constructed May 9, 1893 Finished Kinetoscope Introduced Jan 1, 1894 Fred Ott's Sneeze Is Filmed And Released Apr 14, 1894 Kinetoscope Parlor Opened Period: Jan 1, 1895 to Dec 31, 1897 Novelty Period Dec 1, 1903 Great Train Robbery Released Feb 8, 1915 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. Oct 6, 1927 First "Talkie" Produced, the Jazz Singer Apr 7, 1933 King Kong is released Jun 13, 1935 First Technicolor Film Released, Becky Sharp