history of film By naijababe Aug 24, 1891 Kinetoscope was designed by William Dickson Jan 1, 1892 kinetograph- camera with sprocket system Jan 2, 1893 "Black Maria", first film studio in new jersey Jan 3, 1894 Fred Ott's Sneeze Sep 10, 1896 The kiss- "movie" Sep 10, 1897 set up europe's first film studio Sep 10, 1902 Le Voyage Dans la lune (trip to the moon) Sep 10, 1903 Porter directs The Great Train Robbery Sep 10, 1905 first nickelodeon in pittsburgh Sep 10, 1907 first film shot in los angeles Jan 10, 1908 East coast companies formed MPPC TO MONOPOLIZE THE GROWING INDUSTRY Sep 10, 1908 griffith joined biograph Sep 10, 1909 griffith made 60 films Jan 1, 1911 IMP acquires first studio in Hollywood Sep 10, 1911 Nestor company becomes first west coast motion picture studio Sep 10, 1911 photoplay-first true fan magazine debuted Sep 10, 1912 15 film companies operating in hollywood Sep 10, 1913 traffic in souls- about white slavery Sep 10, 1917 supreme court disbands MPPC