History of Film Timeline

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  • First motion picture

    First motion picture

    In 1878 there was a British photographer named Eadweard Muybridge. He made a series of still photographs of a horse that appeared to be galloping. This was the first motion picture
  • First motion picture camera

    First motion picture camera

    In 1892 Thomas Edison and William Dickson invented the first motion picture camera called the Kinetoscope. They were first shown publicly in 1893. The next year the first Edison films were exhibited commercially.
  • A Trip to the Moon

    A Trip to the Moon

    In a 1902 there was a French adventure named Georges Méliès. He directed a film that marked the first science fiction film. It went on to be innovative towards the use of special effects
  • First Feature Film in Color

    First Feature Film in Color

    Cupid Angling was filmed in 1918. It was a silent film. However it was the first feature film to use color.
  • First film with sound

    First film with sound

    The Jazz singer was filmed in 1927. It was directed by Alan Crosland. It was the first feature film with sound.
  • First Drive-In Movie

    First Drive-In Movie

    On June 6th, 1933 the first drive-in movie theater was opened in Camden, New Jersey. People drove their cars to watch the films. It was invented by Richard Hollingshead
  • Technicolor

    Technicolor

    In 1939 The Wizard of Oz was filmed in technicolor. Technicolor was a process of color cinematography using synchronized monochrome films, each of a different color, to produce a movie in color. Although The first couple of scenes were shot in black and white with an effect
  • Hollywood profits during war years

    Hollywood profits during war years

    During 1943 to 1946 the film industry based many movies on war- time favorites. World War II was happening which gave the inspiration for the movies. These movies gave significant profit to the film industry.
  • Mother to horror

    Mother to horror

    The film psycho was released in 1960. It was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The movie became the mother for all horror films to follow.
  • VHS

    VHS

    VHS machines an tapes were invented by JVC. They are a japanese company that was founded in 1927. The first VHS tapes and machines in the United States were released in early 1977.
  • Walt Disney buys Pixar

    Walt Disney buys Pixar

    Walt Disney purchased Pixar. The amount payed was close to 7.4 billion dollars. The purchase was made official on January 26th, 2009.
  • Highest grossing film of all time

    Highest grossing film of all time

    The 3D film Avatar was released in 2009. It became the highest grossing film of all time. It grossed over 2.7 billion dollars.