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1900 Enchanted Drawing
The enchanted drawing was a silent film released in 1900 that lasted 2 minutes. This movie is famously known for being the first animated film. -
1915
By 1915, 15,000 people were employed in the motion picture industry in Hollywood, California. Independent film companies decided to expand from New York to California where at the time became the place where 60% of the production was done. -
1920s Charlie Chaplin
In the 1920s, Charlie Chaplin films were one of the top movies produced at the time because they were comedy films that consisted of stories. During this time it was considered the “short film era” where films including Chaplin were at the top. -
1930s The Golden Era
The 1930s was considered The Golden Era of films because movie productions started incorporating color into films. One of the most significant color films was The Wizard of Oz from 1939 and the most significant color animation was Snow White form 1937. -
1940 Musicals
Musicals became popular in the 1940s where nearly 11 million people watched attended Broadway shows. Musicals like This is the Army and Winged Victory used its proceeds to contribute towards the Army Emergency Relief Funds. -
1959 Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur Breaks the record for the most Oscars ever won by one film. This record has been tied by two other films, Titanic and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, but no film has broken the record yet. -
1968 Motion Picture Ratings
MPAA chairman Jack Valenti replaced the earlier censorship guidelines, known as the Hays Code, with a parent-focused system. They started using G, PG, R and X. -
1973 Charlotte's Web
Charlotte’s Web was a film that purchased the rights from the novel in 1970 to produce a feature-length film. E.B. White however, the author of Charlotte’s Web, wasn’t very pleased with the production of the animation. -
1980s
In the 80s, Horror/Slasher films emerged at this time and became popular. Two popular slasher franchises was Friday the 13th featuring Jason Vorhees and Nightmare on Elm Street featuring Freddy Krueger. -
1991 Terminator 2
Terminator 2 was one of the most expensive films of the time because of the extensive CGI and technology uses in the film. Creation of the visual effects cost $5 million and took 35 people, including animators, computer scientists, technicians and artists. -
2009 Avatar
Avatar was most significant for its extensive use of visual effects and photorealistic CGI. It became the #1 box office movies until 2019. -
2019 Avengers Endgame
Marvel's Avenger Endgame was the first movie that was shot entirely on IMAX cameras. The movie also became #1 in the box office charts beating avatar by 8 million dollars.
