History of FIlm

By AristotleII

  • First Camera

    First Camera
    Étienne-Jules Marey, a french physiologist, invented a chronophotographic gun. A camera shaped like a rifle that photograped 12 images a second.

  • The Celluloid roll

    The Celluloid roll
    George Eastman and Hannibal Goodwin, American Inventors, invented a sensitized celluloid base roll. A photographic fill to replace the glass plates in use. These rolls are still used today.

  • First Motion picture

    First Motion picture
    Louis Aimè Augustin Le Prince created the first motion picture film. Created on paper rolls. About 25k.

  • Commercial Availability

    Commercial Availability
    George Eastman, an American inventor, his celluloid base roll became commercially available. The roll was used in every film. The roll still can still be used today.

  • The Kinetoscope

    The Kinetoscope
    The kinetoscope, designed by the work of Muybridge Marey, and Eastmen. William k.l. Dickson finished work on a motion picture camera. He finished a motion pictured camera, viewing machine, it was called the Kinetoscope.

  • Black Maria

    Black Maria
    Thomas Edision built a motioned-pictured studio near his laboratory. The labatory was dubbed the " Black Maria" by his staff.

  • First Exhibition

    First Exhibition
    Thomas Edision held the first public exhibition of films. Using his Kineotograph at Brookyln Institute. Only one person at a time could view at a time.

  • Cinematographe

    Cinematographe
    Brothers from France, Auguste, Louis Lumiere designed aa lightweight hand held motion pictured camera .The camera they built was the Cinematographe.

  • Animatography

    Animatography
    In Britain, Birt Acres and Robert W Paul developed their own film projector. The projector was called the Theatrograph. Later known as the Animatograph.

  • Vitascope

    Vitascope
    In the United States, a projector called the Vitascope was designed by Charles Francis Jenkins and Thomas Armat.Armat began working with Thomas Edison to manufacture the Vitascope.

  • Tragedy at Film screening

    Tragedy at Film screening
    A total of 125 people die during a film screening at the Charity Bazaar in Paris.After a curtain catches on fire from the ether used to fuel the projector lamp.

  • Trip to Moon

    Trip to Moon
    A trip to the moon is released. Marking the first science fiction film. Innovating use of special effects.