Tech Over Time - Film

16-Lens Camera

1886

In 1886 Louis Le Prince created a 16-lens camera to create his film.

First Motion Picture

1888

First Motion picture was Louis Le Prince's "Roundhay Garden Scene" which was made in 1888

Kinetoscope

1891

In 1891 Thomas Edison and William Kennedy Dickson made the Kinetoscope

First Film Presentation

1895

The first to ever present a film in front of a live audience were the Lumiere brothers in 1895.

First Color

Mar 22, 1902

First color used in film Mar 22, 1902

First Animated Film

1906

First animated film was "Humorous Phases of Funny Faces" in 1906 it is a short silent animated cartoon directed by James Stuart Blackton

Frist Animated Film with Sound

Jul 29, 1928

First animated film with sound was "Steamboat Willie" produced by Walt Disney on Jul 29, 1928

First Colored 3D Film

Nov 30, 1952

First colored 3D film was the "Bwana Devil" it was released on November 30, 1952