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The decade of the 1870s in film involved some significant events.
French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud improved on the Zoetrope idea by placing mirrors at the center of the drum. He called his invention the Praxinoscope. Reynaud developed other versions of the Praxinoscope, too, including a Praxinoscope Theatre (where the device was enclosed in a viewing box) and also the Projecting Praxinoscope. Eventually he created the "Theatre Optique", a large machine based on the Praxinoscope -
history of film began in the 1890s
the invention of the first motion-picture cameras and the establishment of the first film production companies and cinemas -
List of early color feature films
This is a list of early color feature length films from 1903-1935, when the Technicolor three-strip process ("Process 4") was introduced. On the list below, all movies prior to The Show of Shows (1929) -
The Pre-1920s
Optical toys, shadow shows, 'magic lanterns,' and visual tricks have existed for thousands of years. Many inventors, scientists, manufacturers and scientists have observed the visual phenomenon that a series of individual still pictures set into motion created the illusion of movement - a concept termed persistence of vision. This illusion of motion was first described by British physician Peter Mark Roget in 1824, and was a first step in the development of the cinema. -
1930s in film involved many significant films
Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1930s. The 1930s was a decade of political turmoil and economic problems; the great depression had affected the entire world, and Europe was dealing with both the fallout of World War I and the economic hardships of the time, both of which resulted in the rise of fascist political movements. The uncertainty of the era resulted in widespread popularity of fantastical, escapist fare. Swashbuckling adventures and the safe scares of the U -
The year 1946 in film involved some significant events
- William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell.
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the first film house
the furst house that they used to fim was in the early 1950`s -
The year 1953 in film involved some significant events
Walt Disney's production of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, starring Bobby Driscoll and Kathryn Beaumont, premieres to astounding acclaim from critics and audiences and quickly became of the beloved Disney films and the definite Peter Pan film adaptation ever made -
first permanent motion picture theater
The first permanent motion picture theater in the state of California was Tally's Electric Theater, completed in 1902 in Los Angeles -
redirects here. For the 1984 film in the Space Odyssey series, see 2010 (film
Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland both grossed more than $1 billion, marking the first time that two films grossed more than $1 billion at the box office in the same year. Even more impressively, both films were released by the same studio — Walt Disney Pictures. Toy Story 3 is the first animated film to gross $1 billion, and is the second highest-grossing animated film ever worldwide (behind Frozen)
