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Film was discovered when friends made a bet on whether a horse at one point in movement has all its legs off the ground when moving. It was proven when they all took pictures really quickly and can see it off the ground. But they put the pictures in a line and saw it looked like the horse was moving.
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The Kinetograph was created by Thomas Edison and used as the first machine to present the illusion of motion. It was the at the time the easiest way to go and watch movies at the time. It eventually grew out and other methods were found to watch movies.
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In 1903, the first US narrative film came out, called The Great Train Robbery. It was 14 scenes and 12 minutes long. It was created my Thomas Edison's film company
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In 1906 Humorous Phases of Funny Faces was released, which is regarded as the first Animated Film to be released into theaters. The film was 3 minutes long and was 20 frames per second
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The first Film with sound was called The jazz singer. It was the First film to not just have music, but actual sound coming from the actors. It earned 7.6 million in box office
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Walt Disney released the first cartoon with sound which was Steamboat Willie. This cartoon took several months to create. It was also the debut of Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
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In 1937, Disney made the first colored and sound featured animated film, Snow White and The Seven Dwarves. The next year, it won an honorary oscar for Best Musical Film. It is also in the top 10 for the most successful box offices of all time.
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Gone with the wind is the highest grossing movie of all time. It is also one of the longest movies of all time, around 231 minutes. It has made over 3 billion dollars grossed.
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On September 8th, 1960, Psycho was released to theaters. This movie is usually labeled as one of the greatest films of all time. It is considered one of Alfred Hitchcocks best works and is in the national film registry.
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On May 1st, 1999, was when the greatest cartoon of all time, spongebob squarepants first aired. Spongebob is the biggest cartoon of all time for good reason. Spongebob is loved by people of all ages and is still watched to this day for good reason.
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In 2008 when Iron Man was released, it was the start of probably the biggest franchise in movies today. It popularized the end credit scenes that most movies have today. It grossed over 500 million dollars in box office.
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The highest grossing movie in its opening weekend is The Fate of The Furious. It grossed over 500 million and earned 1.163 billion in box office. The movie cost around 250 million to make.
