Motion pictures

  • Multiple inventions

    Multiple inventions
    In the 1880's, inventors began working on Motion picture cameras.
  • First Public Displays

    First Public Displays
    the first public showings of films took place in the 1890's. the first theater was builtin 1899. Film companies began building film studios around 1990.
  • The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery
    Edison's corporation produced the first western, and establish the use of shots and editing in film.
  • Edison's Kinetophone

    Edison's Kinetophone
    Edison invented the kinetophone making talkies an option.
  • The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer
    Released in 1927, The jazz singer is the first feature length talkie.
  • Technicolor

    Technicolor
    with the release of Becky sharp,audiences could see films in technicolor.
  • First 3-D Film

    First 3-D Film
    The first 3-D film, relying upon stereoscopic technology, achieved wide release in 1953.
  • wide screen

    wide screen
    with the invention of television, film needed to up its game.New wide screen processes to produce bigger and more exciting films .
  • motion pictures rating

    motion pictures rating
    motion picture ratings were introduced in 1968 with G,PG,R and x.Pg-13 came significantly later.
  • Introduction of the Steady cam

    	Introduction of the Steady cam
    the steady cam was first used in Rocky,become available offering new options to film
  • Home Entertainment Revenues Exceeded Box Office

    Home Entertainment Revenues Exceeded Box Office
    the first home entertainment revenues exceeded the box office