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the Kinetoscope
Thomas Edison and his company demonstrated a prototype of the Kinetoscope. It allowed the viewing of moving pictures, one person at a time. -
Establishments
The Edison Company establishes the first motion-picture studio, a Kinetograph production center. Spectator could watch films for 25 cents in NYC in the first Kinetoscope parlor -
the Cinématograph
In1895, Auguste and Louise Lumière invented a combination of a camera and projector: the Cinématograph. In Paris, the very first people to have an audience pay to watch a moving picture were the Lumière brothers. -
the Nickelodeon
in Pittsburgh, the first movie theater opened -
Reviews
The New York Times publishes the first movie review -
the Kinetophone
invented by Thomas Edison- made talkies (motion pictures with synchronized sound) a reality -
Little Tramp
Charlie Chaplin played his most famous character -
Gertie the Dinosaur
Winsor McCay releases Gertie the Dinosaur, the first animated cartoon -
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin signs on with Mutual Studios and earns an unprecedented $10,000a week -
Color in Film
Technicolor through a three- color system -
Rating System
The motion picture rating system debuts with G, PG, R, and X ratings. -
Pixar
The Walt Disney Company buys Pixar Animation Studios of $7.4 billion -
Avatar
Avatar is released. One of the first movies to uses heavy CGI
