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Aristotle begins to understand how light rays work by examining the sun's beams on different surfaces and through various materials.
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A photographer took 12 pictures of a horse in rapid succession and played them back to back in order to determine whether a horse ever has all 4 legs on the ground after it runs.
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Etienne Jules Marey created the first film camera which took 12 pictures in a second.
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William Friese-Greene created a 'magic lantern' which played photos in rapid succession.
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The oldest surviving film on a wide paper roll was called roundhay garden scene.
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For the movie 'Gone With the Wind', the film production team created their own camera technology, Calle the kintograph.
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The William Morris agency was the oldest talent agency which was made to find skilled actors and actresses.
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The Wizard of Oz astounded audiences with its surprising introduction of color, which was a massive revolution at the time, as there were no other productions that presented films in full color.
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Steve Jobs and Disney created Pixar, using their powerful influence in technology and animation to create new forms of animation styles.
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Toy story became the first full length 3d animated movie, released by Pixar. As the pioneers of this style of film-making, they had to make lots of creative decisions to get around new issues that had not been dealt with before.
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The team behind avatar had to create their own programs and technology in order to support the amazing, never seen before graphics quality in this movie. Their efforts paid off, as Avatar is estimated to have made around $2.8 billion.
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Jaws was the first blockbuster film; which means it was made to appeal to all audiences and to be watched by as many people as possible.
