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the first motion-picture camera. The processed film was passed rapidly between a viewing lens -
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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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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. -
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.
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In America, the film industry quickly took off. In 1896, Vitascope Hall, opened in New Orleans.
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The New York Times published its first film review of D.W. Griffith’s Pippa Passes. -
the first Hollywood film studio opened
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Charlie Chaplin made his big-screen debut.
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