History of Film By sAOlivera Period: Jan 1, 1830 to Dec 31, 1920 History of Film Jan 1, 1834 Zoetrope was invented Jan 1, 1841 Phenakistiscope was introduced Jun 15, 1878 Leland Stanford’s Bet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqfCmQtrTcE Jan 1, 1879 Eadward Muybridge invented zoopraxiscope Sep 4, 1888 George Eastman introduced the first hand-held box camera Feb 1, 1893 First Motion Picture Studio, Black Maria May 19, 1893 Kinetoscope Invented Jan 9, 1894 Fred Ott’s Sneeze was made in Edison’s “Black Maria” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PaJ1r0udvQ Mar 22, 1895 Lumières First Film Screening Jan 25, 1896 First Stereoscopic Film - Train Pulling Into the Station Sep 1, 1902 A Trip to The Moon is released Dec 1, 1903 The Great Train Robbery is filmed Apr 6, 1906 First Animated Film - Humorous Phases of Funny Faces Jan 1, 1914 First Film With Synchronized Sound - Eureka-Drama