film history

  • roundhay garden scene

    This movie seems to be about a lovely couple walking around the garden. This was the first real film created using a single lens camera. While it's just 2.11 seconds long, it is technically a movie.
  • the first horror movie

    Georges Méliès (a french director) has created a horror film based on a house. This three minute film is based on a crazy witch/bat and the magic he uses. this is one of history's silent films.
  • first Hollywood film

    In the new municipality of Hollywood biographer and director D.W. Griffith released "In Old California". It launched the film industry in the city. Griffith was the first producer to produce a film in the big city.
  • the first film with sound

    The Jazz Singer was made with vitaphone, which was at the time the leading brand of sound-on-disc technology.The was about an African American singer saying the show must go on.The movie lasted a good three minutes, and unlike the previous this wasn't picture taken.
  • monsters

    In 1931 monsters were first introduced to the film industry. This is the first sight of Dracula, Frankenstein, plus Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, then a 1932 trio with The Mummy, Vamper, and White Zombie. hen in 1933, trio of King Kong, The Invisible Man, and Mystery of the Wax Museum were the next monster movies/ characters.
  • far behind era

    during the 1940's (1943-46) there was some set back . We attacked the pearl harbor and had lots of war. In this time we weren't really focused on film which set us back farther than needed now that they had sound.
  • t.v promoting

    This time period is the time period where we start promoting , like actually promoting. Where every where you turn you see a fast food restaurant and want to stop type promoting. This is when we have drive in theaters that played middle aged movies. Teens could go as they pleased but you could choose to stay at home and eat a t.v dinner.
  • Death of Marilyn Monroe

    Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. She founded a film production company in late 1954 and named it "Marilyn Monroe Productions" (MMP). Her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962.
  • The American "new wave"

    During the 1970's there was a financial depression that film directors seemed to get through. This era was about being more accepting. This is the time where they became less violent, opened to sexuality, sex in general and more.
  • MONEYYY

    In the 1990s cinema attendance was up by a lot, they had about an $53 million budget but many films cost over $100 million to produce. The tickets vary from around $4.75 to $5 for about 23,00-35,600 a year. This caused the cinema to gain a ton of money .
  • avatar

    During the 2000s there was a lot going on including 9/11, major terrorist attacks, hurricane Katrina and more. This was known as the mid point of 2000s disasters. The end of the decade was a major blockbusters film avatar(the highest grossing domestic film of the decade) by James Cameron. The movie was the 55th film to exceed $1 billion in worldwide grosses.
  • the remodel of Hollywood

    In 2011 the Hollywood's business decided to make a revolutionary shift. The newest model would be to video on demand services and the acceleration of the digital delivery of movies over the internet due to a rapid 40% decline in home entertainment.