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Phehakistiscope
cardboard disc with slots around edge with drawings in each spot, spinned to resemble motion. -
Zoetrope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_8fX-N3Ji4 Based off of phehakistope. Cylinder shape. Spinned to resemble motion. -
Fred Ott’s Sneeze
One of the earliest films made, a short film of a guy called Fred Ott, sneezing for the camera -
Leland Stanford's Bet
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. -
Zoopraxis
Projected slides against a wall, made by Eadward Muybridge. -
George Eastman Kodak Camera
Introduces the hand held camera by George Eastman. -
Black Maria
Edison built this motion picture studio to have film for his machines before he could exploit them commercially. -
First Kinetosope Parlor opened
One of the first Kinetoscope parlors open for customers. -
The Lumiere Brother's First Public Screening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dgLEDdFddk Lumiere Brother's showcase their first film. -
Kinetoscope Invented
Thomas Edison created the Kinetoscope which was the forerunner for projectors. Customer would drop in penny, turn the crank and look inside -
A Trip To The Moon
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. -
Great Train Robbery
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. -
The Iroquois Theater Fire
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. -
5 cent movie theaters
A new form of entertainment called Nickelodeons that in 1908 became the main form of exhibiton. -
Ethel Barrymore
Until the 1914's Actors were given ne screen credits showcasing their work. Ethel Barrymore was a driving factor into making this happen.
