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people began working on creating moving pictures and various motion picture cameras. this began with a bet on a horse. multiple cameras were lined up as a horse ran across and they each Tok a single picture.
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first public showing of films, first theater built in 1899. before this there were only stations where one person could watch. this was preferred by the people.
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film studios beginning to be built. first narrative film produced - the great train robbery (1903). the great train robbery lasted 12 minutes instead of the usual 30 seconds.
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Laemmle introduced first star system. this caused the rise of the American movie star phenomenon. people began to recognize actors and actresses.
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Two color technology became available. it was rarely used and black & white was standard.
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people could now see film in Technicolor. Opposed to two color or black and white. two color was rarely used so theaters went from black & white to technicolor.
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hollywood was threatened by communism accusations. the Hollywood ten refused this. Hollywood ten went to jail for contempt of court.
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film is on a rise and becoming more popular. the wide screen is invented for bigger audiences. this made it easier to have more people in a theater.
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motion pictures start to be rated. first ratings were g, pg, and r. pg-13 and x came later.
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steady cam became available. first used in rocky. made films less rocky and easier to make.
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movies are making a big break and becoming bigger than ever. movies like star wars and Saturday night fever enter the theaters. new refreshing movies like this brought in new customers.
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titanic enters theaters. most expensive film of all time, costing between $250 and $300 million to produced market. becomes highest grossing film.
