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Motion Picture Camera (early devolopement)
In 1981, a $25,000 bet was made that a horse when in motion, has at one point all four hooves off the ground. This was then tested out by taking a number of pictures of the horse galloping. Then people relized you can move really images really fast together to make an illusion of motion. Eventully devoloping the Projectile. -
Thomas Edison devolopes his own machine
After seeing the profits of the Motion Picture Camera. Edison decides on devoloping his own motion capture device, in assistance with W.K.L Dickson. They began to experiment with the Phonograph and tried to make tiny photos on the same cylinder. W.K.L began working on the machine in which the picture was captured in. -
Kinetograph camera, and Kinetoscope veiwng box
In 1891, Edison and Dickson finish devolopement of the "Kintograph camera", and the "Kinetoscope viewing box". Both are ready for demonstration. These products used Eastmen film cut into one inch wide strips. Four holes were in the product for the frames to pull through the lens, giving it's motion illusion. -
First public exhibition
The Praxinoscope, devoloped by Reynaud. Holds the first public exhibitions of motion pictures. The device consited of long strips of hand painted frames, but the effects were very slow and unstabled. However, despite the flaws in the machine, it was a success. -
Studio is bult by Edison, and Dickson
One year after the first exhibtion, Dickson ans Edison build their very own studio. Built on the grounds of Edison Labratories in New Jersey, films were needed to be produced. "The Black Maria" was in production by the end of January. -
First film being shot, and spark in motion capture
The first film shot using the Cinematographe camera was the La Sortle de l'usine Lumiere a Lyon. The film was shot in March and shown in public during a meeting of the Societe d'Encouragement in Paris. During this year other people were devoloping their own motion capture device. Such inventors like R.W Paul, and the Lathams. -
Cheaper films produced by Lumiere family
The Lumiere family, the biggest manufacturer of photographic plates in Europe during its time. Asked brothers Louis and Auguste to make films that are cheaper than the films produced by Thomas Edison. The brothers designed a camera that records, and projects. It was called 'Cinematographe". The product used 35mm wide strips, however the film was shot at 16 frames per second, rather than 46 frames by Edison's films. -
Herman and W.K.L devolope camera with Casler
Herman and W.K.L devolope their camera in collaboration with Casler's Mutoscope. However the market for peepshows were in decline. And intead devoloped a projection system. This was also a camera, spanning at 70mm film in wich gave very clear images. -
Edison agrees to market
Raff and Gammon approached Edison, and offered him a colaborbation to devolope the Vitascope. Edison agreed and the product was called "Edison's Vitascope". As of the end of April, the first public premier of the Vitascope was shown at Koster and Bial;s Music hall. Six films were shown, five of which were filmed using the Kinetoscope. -
Most popular film company in 1897
The American Mutoscope Company became the most popular film compony in America by 1897. Using both projecting films, and the peephole Mutoscope. Both were considered by the public more reliable than the Kinetoscope devoloped by Edison. In 1899 the company changed it's name to "American Mutoscope and Biograph company". The title was changed because the company wanted to include it's projection and peepshow devices. -
American Mutoscope change name
The American Mutoscope Company changed its name to the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. This was too include its Projection and Peepshow devices manufactured by them. -
Films use 35mm instead of 70mm formate
The American Mustoscope and Biograph Company began using 35mm format rather than the 70mm format. During this year Edwin S. Porter produces "The life of an american fireman" in which displayed a new way of storytelling by using stock footage of his own photography. "The great Train Robbery" was also produced the following year, displaying a major use in editing and used photography technique.