history of film By lilybraden Jan 1, 1832 Phenakistiscope was introduced Jan 1, 1834 Zoetrope was invented Apr 21, 1870 Edwin S. Porter Jun 15, 1878 Leland Standford's Bet video Jan 1, 1879 Eadward Muybridge invented zoopraxiscope Jan 1, 1888 Kinetoscope Invented Jan 1, 1888 George Eastman introduced the first hand-held box camera May 1, 1893 Black Maria (first motion picture studio) Jan 9, 1894 Fred Ott’s Sneeze Apr 14, 1894 First kinetoscope parlor opened in New York Period: Jan 1, 1895 to Jan 1, 1897 novelty period Feb 13, 1895 cinematograph Dec 28, 1895 The Lumiere brothers have the world’s first public film screening Jan 1, 1903 The Great Train Robbery is filmed Nov 22, 1903 A Trip to The Moon is released Video