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The first film ever made was multiple pictures taken in a row of a horse running. The pictures put together created a motion picture. This was created by Eadweard J. Muybridge who made a bet for $25,000 to see if all four of a horse's hooves come off the ground when it runs. His theory was correct so he won the bet.
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The first ever camera was invented by George Eastman. It was a lightweight Kodak camera that used film wound on rollers. It was very inexpensive as well.
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The very first horror film to come out was "Le Manoir du diable." This was a French movie directed by Georges Méliès. The copy went to the New Zealand Archive in 1988
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"The Great Train Robbery" was the very first action film released. It was a western film about about a small group of bandits who had the police chasing right behind them. The film was only about 12 minutes long.
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'Humorous Phases of Funny Faces,' the first animated film was created by James Stuart Blackton. This was a hand drawn film, everything was drawn on a chalkboard. The film moved at 20 films per second.
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The very first comedy ever made was called 'Tillie's Punctured Romance.' This was a silent comedy film. Charlie Chaplin was a big star in this film.
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Warner Bros. was established in Hollywood. They later created multiple award winning movies.
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"the jazz singer" was the very first film with sound.
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George Eastman created the first technicolor movie. It is a colored motion picture. It was used from 1922-1952
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It was a commercial. It was the first color-to-color telecast.
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'The Godfather' was released in 1972. This movie revolutionized all drama movies. This was the first drama movie
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This was a huge hit. It was a children's movie. It was an animated movie that revolutionized animated movies for years to come
