History of film

  • First camera was partially successfully built in 1816.

    In the year 1816 the first camera was almost successfully created. using a technique called Camera Obscura. Using this technique a picture could be created and traced by hand, beginning the first use of cameras.
  • Peter Mark Roget wrote about optical illusions

    A man named Peter wrote about how the human eye can be tricked using certain processes. This is what helped spark film study as this was seem as a new type of industry ripe for the picking.
  • Phenakistiscope invented

    Invented by Joseph Plateau and Simon Stampfer, the device made its debut in France, advertised in newspaper. This device was the first o f its kind, able to create fluid motion form a series of pictures. Not only was it a new tech, it was a new type of tech, utilizing the optical illusions discovered and pure engineering
  • The horse in motion (Eadweard Muybridge) 1878 First Film Ever

    In 1878 a bet was placed to decide if a horse lifted all 4 hooves off the ground when galloping. This was tested using a series of cameras that took photos one after the other. This process inadvertently caused the first film to be produced. This was done when the results were viewed fast enough to simulate the horse galloping.
  • Leeds, England Louis Le Prince films Roundhay Garden Scene

    This Film was regarded as the first ever to be recorded as a motion picture ever captured. The method used to capture it differentiates it from Horse in gallop as capture technique used new tech that was purposefully made to capture motion and movement
  • The first projector

    In 1895 a projector for audiences was mad. The creators of this were known as the The Lumiere Brothers, who traveled from place to place with a projector to show movies. None of these had sound but there mere visuals were enough to Awe the audience, creating a newfound demand for the "Movies".
  • The first Movie!!

    In 1902 the first movie was created. Despite only being 12 minutes with 14 minutes total the movie was seen as groundbreaking. (Also violent)
    This movie inspired more movies and better tech to improve these movies to come about.
  • First holywood film made

    In old California was the first film to produced in California, breaking away from The MPCC. This is the start of the Hollywood we know today, as this helped prove that The MPCC could barely touch Hollywood producers. This would help push into the Hollywood industry
  • The first colour feature film made in Hollywood,

    The first film to be feature length and completely in colour was a big step towards Modern movies. This film no doubt helped inspire and encourage other to create their own full colour films, popularizing it and pushing for more technology to improve the quality.
  • Wizard of OZ first long film to use technicolour

    Although not the first film to use colour, The wizard of oz is the first film to use full Technicolor for a long period of time. This development is groundbreaking and made it an instant classic
  • Block Buster Era begins

    Thanks to the release of Jaws, a movie that gained an unprecedented amount of money, the era of Blockbusters begin. One after another new films were created with outstanding quality, growing the film industry with each success. This lead the world into a new type of Film that would soon become the expected quality of most films
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    CGI began to be introduced

    CGI (computer generated images) Began making its way into film, creating new types of films and new possibilities. This is best shown in fims such as Star wars, where the CGI was on such a grand scale that it set a new Precedent for future films. No doubt its a tool that would continie to make a difference for years to come.