Film

History of Video: www.digitalhistory.uh.edu

By joi.murray
  • Kodak Camera

    Kodak Camera

    George Eastman makes a lightweight, inexpensive Kodak camera, using film wound on rollers.
  • First Cartoon

    First Cartoon

    First animated cartoon
  • Credits

    Credits

    First credits at beginning of movies are used
  • Production Code

    Production Code

    First production code outlining acceptable motion picture guidelines introduced
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    Camera Lens Further Developed

    Josef M. Petzval develops lenses for portrait and landscape photographs, producing sharper images.
  • Rock 'N Roll

    Rock 'N Roll

    Rock 'N Roll music is first used in a motion picture film (Blackboard Jungle)
  • Smell-O-Vision

    Smell-O-Vision

    First motion picture to use "Smell-O-Vision"
  • First Made-for-TV Film

    First Made-for-TV Film

    The first made-for-TV film broadcasted on NBC.
  • Movie Rating System

    Movie Rating System

    Movie Rating System Introduced: "G" for general audiences; "M" for mature audiences; "R," no one under 16 admitted without an adult guardian; and "X," no one under 16 admitted.
  • Supreme Court Decision

    Supreme Court Decision

    Supreme Court rules that videotapping does not violate copyright laws