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Georges Méliès
Georges was known as the father of special effects. He was a french illusionist and was responsible for many technical and narrative feats in the early cinematography days. -
Eadweard Muybridge
Eadweard Muybridge was the first pioneer of photographic study of motion. He produced the first ever film. That film was "Horse In Motion". -
The Kinetoscope
The Kinetoscope was invented by Thomas Edison and William Dickson. The reason was to produce sound along with the film. The problem was that the recording of film and sound were at different speeds. -
Florence Lawrence
Florence Lawrence was known as the "first movie star". She was the first actor/actress to ever have her name publicly announced. Her first movie was "Daniel Boone". -
"Birth Of a Nation"
This was the first ever feature-length film. It was directed by D.W. Griffith. -
"Nosferatu"
Nosferatu was a silent film. It was one of the first ever horror movies. -
The Motion Picture Production Code Of 1930
The Motion Picture Production Code was the set of guidelines that was applied to most United States motion pictures released by major studios. -
The Hollywood Blacklist
The Hollywood blacklist was the practice of denying employment to screenwriters, actors, directors, musicians, and American entertainment professionals during the mid-20th century because they were accused of having Communist ties or sympathies. -
Ousmane Sembene
Ousmane was often known as the "father of African film". He was a Senegalese film director and made his start with the movie "Black Girl". -
Sundance Film Festival
Sundance began in Salt Lake City in August 1978, as the Utah/US Film Festival in an effort to attract more filmmakers to Utah. It was founded by Sterling Van Wagenen, John Earle, and Cirina Hampton Catania. -
Toy Story
Toy Story was the first ever full-length CGI movie. It was a joint fil made by Pixar and Disney. -
Youtube
Youtube was an application that allowed everyone to become a film maker. Its importance was that it also allowed other people to see what people filmed and their filming capabilities and although now it is a little different, you can still do the same thing.
