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film history

  • twenty five thousand dollar bet

    twenty five thousand dollar bet
    Eadweard Muybridge placed a bet that a galloping horse had all four legs in the air at one point.
  • Edison created kinetoscope, and started moving pictures for profit

    Edison created kinetoscope, and started moving pictures for profit
    People would go to see moving pictures. The mechanics were hidden from the viewer so people couldn't gain money from the same technology.
  • Kinetoscope technology made public

    Kinetoscope technology made public
    Lumiere brothers created cinematographe for public audiences in france. However, these inventions made an impact in the west and soon modern theaters were invented.
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    Hollywood and film industry

    along with other factors, movie directors moved to Hollywood because they could be far from the MPPC and escape Thomas Edisons goons which would destroy sets and break actors legs. Hollywood directors made actors a famous as possible. All of this paved the way for todays film industry