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1st Motion Photographs
Eadweard Muybridge, a british photographer creates the first successful of motion. He showed how animals and people move. -
Kinetoscope
Thomas Edison and W.K. Dickson invent the kinetoscope. This allowed people to peep through a hole which showed films moving past a light. -
Thomas Edison & the Projector
In New York, Thomas Edison's company shows hand-tinted motion pictures. It was shown through a projector made by Thomas Armat and C. Francis Jenkins. -
First Film Exchange
The First Film Exchange was created by Henry Miles. This allowed people to rent films instead of buying them. -
The First Western
Edwin Porter is the chief of production at Edison Studios. He produced "The Life of an American Fireman" and "The Great Train Robbery", the First Western. -
Nickelodeon
The first Nickelodeon is opened in Pittsburgh by Harry Davis. Cooper Hewitt made it practical to shoot films indoors without any sunlight. -
Actors & Actresses
To make money, studios begin to distribute stills of actors and actresses to the public. At this time, Los Angeles annexes Hollywood. -
Warner Bros.
This year, Warner Bros. is established. Later, it became one of the biggest film companies known today. -
MGM
From the merger of these three companies, Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, and the Louis B. Mayer Company, MGM is established. The owner of a theater chain, Marcus Loew, heads this establishment. Also, theaters first show the double features. -
First Spoken Words
In Warner Bro's production, The Jazz Singer, shows us the first spoken words - "Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet." To record sound on discs, they used the Vitaphone method. -
Drive In Movie Theater
In New Jersey, the first drive in movie theater is established. This allowed people to park their cars onto lots and view the film on a large projected screen. -
Titanic
Titanic premiered in 1997. It became the highest grossing film in Hollywood history. The film earned $580 million domestically.