Motion Pictures Timeline

By Bobb03
  • The Beginning

    The Beginning
    William Lincoln makes a machine that can show movies and animated pictures.This made movies, tv shows, and more possible.
  • The first motion picture camera

    The first motion picture camera
    Luis Lumiere creates a camera to make videos. This was a huge step toward making movies, commercials, and telivision shows.
  • The first silent movie

    The first silent movie
    The Great Train Robery was a 12 minute silent film. This movie paved the way for all other movies. Without this movie, we probally wouldn't be where we are in the technology of movies.
  • Television

    Television
    The first T.V. is made by a 21 year old inventor. It had knobs to change the very few channels and the volume. This made the televisions we have today possible.
  • The first Talkie

    The first Talkie
    The Jazz Singer was one of the first talking movies. They were called Talkies. This was a huge way that we revolutionized movies. After this, almost all movie companies started making "Talkies".
  • The first colored movies

    The first colored movies
    The first colored movies hit the screen. The Wizard of Oz was one of the first among the pictures. It changed the way we think of movies today by just adding a splash of color.
  • Snow White

    Snow White
    Walt Disney's first animated move comes out. If Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs hadn't been such a hit, we might not still watch new Disney movies, and go to any of the Walt Disney theme parks.
  • Televisions get a remote chance.

    Televisions get a remote chance.
    TV remotes make an apperence. This was the revolution of how we control television.
  • HD TV

    HD TV
    The first HD TVs come out. This changed how we watch television and how clear it is.
  • Today

    Today
    Motion pictures have changed a lot since the 1800's. We went from silent films to colored, talking, animated shows.