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kinetograph
the first motion-picture camera. The processed film was passed rapidly between a viewing lens -
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Cinématographe
motion-picture apparatuses, used as both camera and projector. The invention of Louis and Auguste Lumière. Unlike the Kinetograph, which was battery-driven and weighed more than 1,000 pounds , the Cinématographe was hand-cranked, lightweight (less than 20 pounds, and relatively portable.
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First commercial movie screened
On December 28, 1895, the world’s first commercial movie screening takes place at the Grand Cafe in Paris. The film was made by Louis and Auguste Lumière. -
first cinemas to open
The Lumières opened theaters (known as cinemas) in 1896 to show their work and sent crews of cameramen around the world to screen films and shoot new material.
cites:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/december-28/first-commercial-movie-screened -
first theater in the U.S. devoted to showing movies
In America, the film industry quickly took off. In 1896, Vitascope Hall, opened in New Orleans.
cites: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/december-28/first-commercial-movie-screened -
first film review
The New York Times published its first film review of D.W. Griffith’s Pippa Passes. -
first Hollywood film studio
the first Hollywood film studio opened
cites: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/december-28/first-commercial-movie-screened -
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin made his big-screen debut.
cities: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/december-28/first-commercial-movie-screened