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Roundhay Garden Scene
A film from 1888, by French inventor Louis Le Prince. It's known as the oldest surviving film. It lasts only 3 seconds, but it was ground breaking at the time because no one had ever made photos look like their moving. -
First film theater
In this year the first theater for film opened. This made watching movies easier for the common folk. It was built in Philadelphia and provided a means for more movies to be made. -
The Great Train Robbery
It was the first western film. As well as this, it was one of the first films to use different shots and editing in the film. It also made story films a lot popular than what they were before. -
Kinetophone
the Kinetophone was a means to watch a film. only one person could watch the film at a time so it didn't get popular like other inventions. It was also quite big and expensive to make. -
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer was the first featured length film to have a talkie. This being sound going along the the film. It was very impressive for the time. -
The Wizard of OZ
One of the first films shot in color, the Wizard or Oz was ground breaking. Using 3-strip color process to achieve this. It wasn't the first but the most popular of this films. -
McCarthyism
Threatened the film industry with communism. Also caused the Hollywood Ten to refuse to get rid of any communist ideals In film. It was a hard time for film. -
Wide Screen
Wide screen is a rectangle compared to the standard at the time a square. It was made for the new tv's that were being made. It let more to be shown I the frame. -
Motion Picture Ratings
They where introduced due to the fact that films that had violence could be seen by any curious kid. Now wit this an employee at the theater could refuse a guest a ticket if they didn't fall under the right age group. Motion Picture Ratings are even still use today. -
Introduction of the Steadycam
The steadycam made it so film makers can actively hold the camera while filming a shot to add the the scene. It could be used in an action scene to make it seem your actual there. It provided more freedom to the film makers because the camera wast stuck in one location for a whole scene. -
Toy Story
Toy Story was the first all CGI film mad by Pixar. It paved the way for technological advancements in animation and film. In addition it brought Pixar into the limelight, and had made it so they can make other advancements in the industry. -
Home Entertainment Revenues Exceeded Box Office
The sale of DVD's outnumbered the sales for movie tickets. This was the first time for this to happen. It paved the way for digital downloads and streaming platforms.
