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300 BCE
Understanding How Light Behaves
Aristotle begins to understand how light rays work by examining the sun's beams on different surfaces and through various materials. -
First Motion Picture
A photographer took 12 pictures of a horse in rapid succession and played them back to back in order to determine whether a horse ever has all 4 legs on the ground after it runs. -
First Film Camera
Etienne Jules Marey created the first film camera which took 12 pictures in a second. -
Magic Lanters
William Friese-Greene created a 'magic lantern' which played photos in rapid succession. -
Oldest Full Film
The oldest surviving film on a wide paper roll was called roundhay garden scene. -
First Kintograph
For the movie 'Gone With the Wind', the film production team created their own camera technology, Calle the kintograph. -
Talent Agency
The William Morris agency was the oldest talent agency which was made to find skilled actors and actresses. -
First Full Length Color Film
The Wizard of Oz astounded audiences with its surprising introduction of color, which was a massive revolution at the time, as there were no other productions that presented films in full color. -
Beginning of Pixar
Steve Jobs and Disney created Pixar, using their powerful influence in technology and animation to create new forms of animation styles. -
First Full Length 3D Animated Film
Toy story became the first full length 3d animated movie, released by Pixar. As the pioneers of this style of film-making, they had to make lots of creative decisions to get around new issues that had not been dealt with before. -
Revolution in Graphics
The team behind avatar had to create their own programs and technology in order to support the amazing, never seen before graphics quality in this movie. Their efforts paid off, as Avatar is estimated to have made around $2.8 billion. -
First Blockbuster Film
Jaws was the first blockbuster film; which means it was made to appeal to all audiences and to be watched by as many people as possible.
