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Horse Bet
It all started with 25,000 experiment which was a rapid squence of photos was taken of running horses to see if its feet was off the ground. -
Vaudevillie Theaters
Vaudevillie theaters were small theaters that featured shot dramatic skits -
Lumiere Brothers
the lumiere brothers in france invented the cinematographic. They started producing short films. -
Thomas Edison
Thomas edison the inventor of the lightbulb also invented the peephole kinetoscope with his company. -
Lumiere brothers film
In 1895 the Lumiere borthers started producing short films that werre 30 to 60 seconds long. 1 frank was the admision price. -
Vaudevillie theaters
vaudevillie theaters were small theaters that featured short skits, later the vaudevilllie expanded in to nickelodeons -
Edwin porter
In 1903 Edwin porter created he first narrative film. The great train robbery. -
The great Train robbery
This filim had 14 scenes and lasted 12 mintues. The film also had different narrative sequences and diffferent camera angles. -
Nickelodeon theater
Small store front theters that featured films and vaudevillie acts. Really popular in the united states and canada. Usually charged 5 cents for admission. -
Motion picture patents company
formed by thomas edision. Edisons company had control over things. Many independent film companies tried to compete but tthey mostly got turned down by Edisions crew. They established film standards. -
Rise of nickelodeon
26 million people by 1910 were watching nickelodeon theaters. 5 years later the number drastically increased. Attracted people who saw it as potentional profits. -
Charlie Chaplin
Famous comedion. Started out making $150 a week by 1917 he was making more than a million. Also seen a comic genius -
film locations
Filims in the 1900s weere mostly shot in the east coast. At that time east coast was weere the money making cities were at. Later changed from east coast to west coast. -
East coast to West coast.
Since films were shot in the east coast conditions weere harsh.Since Thomas Edision and his crew were on the east coast, other companies of were on the west didn't have to woeey about Edison. If they did they usually had operations in mexico to hide from Edison. -
Motion picture Company
To gain more profit the MPPC did not include the names of the actors in thierr films. They did not want the actors to demand mor money. -
Mary Pickford
A famous actress that was known as ameicas swetheard. Seen in a lot of independent films.
