History of Motion Pictures

  • First moving pictures

    First moving pictures
    Louis Lumiere and his brother Auguste Lumiere were the first to present projected,moving, photographic pictures to a paying audience
  • Motion picture companies

    Motion picture companies
    There were about 20 motion picture production companies in the United States
  • Movie Theaters

    Movie Theaters
    By 1916 there were about 21,000 movie theaters in the United States
  • Motion Picture production

    Motion Picture production
    Motion Picture production and exihbition became a major national industry and movies became a national obsession in the United States
  • More Movie Theaters

    More Movie Theaters
    In the United States 17,500 movie theaters in operation one for every 8,000 people
  • Movie screens

    Movie screens
    Most movies are now exhibited in the standard widescreen in the U.S and Europe
  • Crime-Drama Era

    Crime-Drama Era
    The 1970s decade is most known for excelling in the Crime-Drama genre in movies.
  • Cassets

    Cassets
    400 new prerecorded cassetts were being released each month
  • Movie Budgets

    Movie Budgets
    Film budgets drastically increased during this decade the average budget was $53million, with some over $100million
  • High Quality Movies

    High Quality Movies
    High quality movies are made and are able to buy and play at home. Most modern movies are now in 3D