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Eastman pations the kodak
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william dickson, an assistant to Thomas Edison desighs Kinetoscope.
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construction started in December 1892. first Offical film studio in new jersey
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Coin-operated Kinetoscopes appear in a New York City amusement arcade.
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first commercial exhibition of a porjected motion picture to a paying public in the world first movie theater
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sets up europes first film studio
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vitascope spreads rapidly across country
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Edison files the first of many patent infringement suits, claiming that others are using equipment based on his Kinetograph camera.
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did quite well do to crisp clear 70mm film
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Henry Miles sets up the first film exchange, allowing exhibitors to rent films instead of buying them.
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le voyage dans la lune show in france
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Harry Davis opens the first nickelodeon in Pittsburgh.
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A scandal over bribery for licensing movie theaters and immorality in films leads New York City to temporarily shut all nickelodeons.
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There are about 9,000 movie theaters in the United States. The typical film is only a single reel long, or ten- to twelve minutes in length, and the performers were anonymous.
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Studios begin distributing publicity stills of actors and actresses.
Thomas Edison's attempt to combine the phonograph and motion pictures fails commercially. The Motion Picture Patent Company tries to monopolize film distribution by setting up the General Film Company. Independent William Fox responds by making his own movies. Los Angeles annexes Hollywood. -
Credits begin to appear at the beginning of motion pictures.
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Carl Laemmle organizes Universal Pictures, which will become the first major studio.
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War breaks out in Europe
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William Fox founds the Fox Film Corporation, combining motion picture production, distribution, and theaters.
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Warner Bros. is established.
