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George Eastmen was and American innovater and entrepreneur who popularized the use of paper instead of glass for film
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George Eastman introduces the Kodak camera
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The kinetoscope ws an early motion picture device. It allowed fiilms to be viewed by one person at a time through a peephole. It was developed by Thomas Edison and W.K. Dickson.
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Devised a projector that cold show moving pictures called the Cinematographe. Started to show 30-60 second films.
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Presented the world's first public motion-picture film at the Berlin Wintergarten. Projected their apparatus "Bioscop," from Novemer 1 through 31, 2015.
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The Great Train Robbery was the first U.S. narrative film. It was a silent mvoie that lasted only 12 minutes. It featured a real story line , crosscutting sequences, different camera positions, and 14 scenes.
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Harry Davis and John P. Harris open their small storefront theater. It was the first theater in the world to only show moving pictures.
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The first feature film created is said to be The Story of the Kelly Gang. The movie is about the life of the outlaw Ned Kelly. The Movie reel was approximately 4,000 feet long.
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Between 1907 and 1908, the number of nickelodeons doubled in the U.S. With the success the Davis and Harris found, many entrepreneurs imitated the idea and the name. By this time there were around 8000 nickelodeon theaters in the Unted States
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Also known as the Edison Trust, the MPPC was a combined trust of all the major American film companies. The MPPC cotrolled most of the film industry. This control forced independent film companies to move in order to get away from the MPPC and their tendencies. The company lasted until October 1915.
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By 1910, nickelodeon theaters becomae extremely popular. The five cent theaters wwere attracting around 26 million veiwers each week. This success also attracted those who saw the potential of creating monopolies.
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By 1917, silent movie star Charlie Chaplin was making more than a million dollars a year. He was known for his humor and messages in his films. Chaplin was the first 20th century star.
