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cardboard disc with slots around edge with drawings in each spot, spinned to resemble motion.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_8fX-N3Ji4 Based off of phehakistope. Cylinder shape. Spinned to resemble motion.
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One of the earliest films made, a short film of a guy called Fred Ott, sneezing for the camera
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Leland places a bet and states that when a horse runs, all four of it's hooves go off the ground making it aborne for a short time. He proves this by using a trip wire for 12 different cameras.
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Projected slides against a wall, made by Eadward Muybridge.
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Introduces the hand held camera by George Eastman.
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Edison built this motion picture studio to have film for his machines before he could exploit them commercially.
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One of the first Kinetoscope parlors open for customers.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dgLEDdFddk Lumiere Brother's showcase their first film.
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Thomas Edison created the Kinetoscope which was the forerunner for projectors. Customer would drop in penny, turn the crank and look inside
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A Trip to the Moon filmed by Georges Melies. He was a magician that owned a theater which he did magic from. He decided to use his magic tricks like making people disappear in a short film.
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The Great Train Robbery filmed by Edwin S Porter who was the most important American Filmaker of the Early Century. This film had the first stunt with a dummy and a man shooting at the camera.
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A fire that started from a stage light staring a spark and a man opening a door killed 602 and injured 250 happened during a screening in the Iroquois Theater.
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A new form of entertainment called Nickelodeons that in 1908 became the main form of exhibiton.
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Until the 1914's Actors were given ne screen credits showcasing their work. Ethel Barrymore was a driving factor into making this happen.
