History of Film

By Erosagert

  • The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery
    In 1903, The Great Train Robbery was one of the first movies to draw in massive crowds. However, the movie is only ten minutes long but as seen as a major improvement in movie quality.

  • Milestone for Media Attendance in the U.S

    Milestone for Media Attendance in the U.S
    In 1922, the average household attendance for movies was 1.56 people per household. This means that average attendance was around 40 million nationwide.

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    In 1938, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released during a time of supposedly bad movies and because of it gave it a massive audience. It was the highest grossing film in America at the time when it came out.

  • VHS was release in the United States

    VHS was release in the United States
    VHS was release in the united states and was the first mobile tape recorder for commercial use.

  • LazerDisc becomes popular in the U.S

    LazerDisc becomes popular in the U.S
    The LazerDisc become extremely popular in the United States, allowing people to much easier collect and transport movies as discs are much smaller than bulky vhs tapes. However, they are still giant compared to regular cds.

  • Netflix was created

    Netflix was created
    Netflix, the worlds largest platform for downloading and streaming movies was created on Augest 29th, 1997. Right now it is killing the movie competition and it doesn't look like it is going to change any time soon.