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History Of Film
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Moving Images were produced,
Early to Mid 1830’s Moving images were produced on revolving drums and disks with independent invention by Simon von Stampfer (Stroboscope) in Austria, Joseph Plateau (Phenakistoscope) in Belgium and William Horner (zoetrope) in Britain. -
First machine patented that showed animated pictures.
1867 The first machine patented in the United States that showed animated pictures was a device called the “wheel of life” or “zoopraxiscope”. Patented by William Lincoln, moving drawings or photographs were watched through a slit. -
George Eastman introduces film made on a paper base.
American inventor George Eastman introduces film made on a paper base instead of glass, wound in a roll, eliminating the need for glass plates. -
Thomas Edison displays his Kinetoscope.
Thomas Edison displays his Kinetoscope at the World’s Columbian Exhibition in Chicago and receives patents for his movie camera, the Kinetograph, and his peepshow device. -
two brothers patent a combination movie camera and projector
Two French brothers, Louis and August Lumiere patent a combination movie camera and projector, capable of projecting an image that can be seen by many people. In Paris, they present the first commercial exhibition of projected motion pictures. Lumiere and his brother were the first to present projected, moving, photographic, pictures to a paying audience of more that one person. -
Edison showed his improved Vitascope projector.
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The first movie theater opens in Pittsburgh.
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The first animated cartoon is produced.
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The first Academy Awards are announced
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Walt Disney’s first full-length animated feature.
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around 10.5 million U.S. homes had a television set in 1950.
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Hollywood thinks big and develops wide-screen processes such as CinemaScope.
To counteract the threat of television, Hollywood thinks big and develops wide-screen processes such as CinemaScope, first seen in The Robe. -
The motion picture rating system debuts with G, PG, R and X.
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Filmmakers increasingly depicted explicit content.
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Star Wars hits theaters for the first time.
Star Wars hits theaters—for the first time—and will go on to be the second highest-grossing film of all time. -
The X rating is replaced by NC-17 (no children under 17).
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Americans spend $12 billion to buy or rent video tapes.
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The first feature length computer-animated feature.
Toy Story, was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Disney. After the success of Toy Story, computer animation began to grow and became the principal technique for feature length animation, which allowed competing film companies such as DreamworksAnimation and 20th Century Fox to effectively compete with Disney with successful films of their own. -
Saw the beginning of a growing problem of digital distribution.
Saw the beginning of a growing problem of digital distribution to be overcome with regards to expiration of copyrights, content security, and enforcing copyright. There is higher compression for films, and Moore’s law allows for increasingly cheaper technology. -
More films began being released to IMAX cinema.
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Titanic was re-released.
Titanic was re-released in a special 3D version to celebrate the 100th anniversary.
