THE HISTORY OF FILM

By calebsmith01

  • first motion picture built

    first motion picture built
    William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, commissioned by Thomas Alva Edison, builds the first motion-picture camera and names it the Kinetograph

  • e Edison Corporation establishes the first motion-picture studio

    e Edison Corporation establishes the first motion-picture studio
    The Edison Corporation establishes the first motion-picture studio, a Kinetograph production center nicknamed the Black Maria (slang for a police van).
    The first Kinetoscope parlor opens at 1155 Broadway in New York City. Spectators can watch films for 25 cents.

  • first movie theater

    first movie theater
    The first movie theater opens in Pittsburgh.

  • Walt Disney creates his first cartoon

    Walt Disney creates his first cartoon"Alice's Wonderland."

  • Cannes Film Festival

    The Cannes Film Festival debuts in France

  • Psycho terrifies audiences

    Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho terrifies audiences and becomes one of the year's most successful films, as well as one of the most memorable psychological thrillers.

  • he motion picture rating system debuts with G, PG, R and X.

    he motion picture rating system debuts with G, PG, R and X.

  • Star Wars hits theaters

    Star Wars hits theaters—for the first time—and will go on to be the second highest-grossing film of all time.

  • Titanic crashes into theaters.

    Titanic crashes into theaters. It is the most expensive film of all time, costing between $250 and $300 million to produce and market.

  • Finding Nemo replaces The Lion King

    ding Nemo replaces The Lion King as the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Finding Nemo doesn't hold the honor for long. Shrek 2 shoots to the top of the list in 2004.

  • first kinetophone

    first kinetophone
    Thomas Edison introduces his kinetophone, which makes talkies a reality.

  • first animated cartoon

    first animated cartoon
    Winsor McCay unleashes Gertie the Dinosaur, the first animated cartoon

  • Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature,

    Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, hits theaters and becomes an instant classic.

  • Star Wars hits theaters

    Star Wars hits theaters
    Star Wars hits theaters—for the first time—and will go on to be the second highest-grossing film of all time.