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Louis Ducos du Hauron patents movie machine. Although he never built this machine, he now owned the patent to what can be considerd the camera. This was a huge thing to own wether he knew this or not at the time, but it will pay off for him.
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Eadweard Muybridge may very well be the reason film became what it is now. He was a photographer at first, but then he did something amazing without knowing it. He made a 25000$ bet to see if a horse could have all 4 legs in the air at once if it runs fast enough. This bet led to noticing how putting rapid pictures together could make a little film.
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Thomas Edison complete's worlds 1st movie studio. It is named Edison Studios. It is locating in West Orange, NJ. This was the beginning of film so the first studio was a big deal.
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The first movie close up was shot. It was a close up of a sneeze. It was made by Edison Studios. This shows people were experimenting now with different camera angles and how it could effect the shots.
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First Movie Commercial Performance in Broadway , NYC. Film was now starting to be used for a bit more than just a couple pictures. Now they used it for advertising.
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First Movie Theater opens in U.S charging 10 cents for admission. Now people could go see a film on the big screen. Film popularity was growing at a decent rate now.
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The first full time theatre opened in the U.S. This just shows how much people were getting into film since now a full time theatre could open and make business. People were interested.
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First horror movie ( Dr.Jekyll and Mr.hyde) played in theatre. This is a new genre now. Movies were becoming more unique as oppose to the same kind of genre that was generically playing.
