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- 1894: Technological Advancements GF
- 17th century: discovery of the camera obscura-> a dark box with a pin hole in the end of it, which projected real diminished images on the other side of the box.
- 1826: The first permanent photograph taken by Nicéphore Niépce.
- 1884: Lumière Brothers were first to shoot movies on 35 mm film and screen them using the same machine.
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- 1894: Historical Overview GF
- New methods of art; impressionism -> expressionism, rise of literary realism.
- Highly stratified society which ensured class labor, contributing to an elitist culture.
- Huge surge of technological advancement including the invention of efficient long-distance travel, the camera/early versions of the movie camera and the normalization of the telephone and telegraph.
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View from the Window at Le Gras GF
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Tartan Ribbon GF
Exact date unknown. The first permanent colour photograph taken by James Clerk Maxwell. This photo is kept in a small museum in 14, India Street, in Edinburgh, where Maxwell was born. The photograph was originally scanned from "The Illustrated History of Colour Photography" (1993) by Jack H. Coote, ISBN 0-86343-380-4. -
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The 1890's
The 1890's was not a huge time period for film. However, the kinetoscope was an extremely important invention during this time as it became the standard for cinema before the video was invented. SS -
First successful manned aircraft in thw world invented
Otto Lilienthal creates Derwitzer Glider whcih is a glider aircraft and it becomes the very first succesful manned aircraft in the world.
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Basketball is Born
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Kinetoscope is introduced to the public
The kinetoscope, an early motion picture exhibition is introduced to the public. It was invented by Thomas Edison. It takes a picture on a strip of film with a lighted box behind it which is used to view the image. The viewer then uses a handle to go to the next image, creating the effect of a movie. This becomes the basic approach which is the standard for all cinematic projection before the video came. -
Annabelle Serpentine Dance
Annabelle Serpentine Dance Annabelle Serpentine Dance
William Dickson
1895 The image is from a scene in the movie! The movie was unique because there was color in it, however, they had tinted the shots to add the color.
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Cinematograph introduced
On December 28, 1895 French men Auguste and Louis Lumiere introduced the cinematograph tot he public. which was a combination of a film camera, film projector and developer. SS -
The Kiss
The Kiss Trailer The Kiss
William Heise
1986 This movie created a scandal because many thought it was wrong to have a kiss shown in a movie, it was thought of as innapropriate.
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First modern olympic games
The first modern olympic games are held in Athens The image belongs to OGO SS -
Spain declares war on the U.S.A
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Cinderella
Traile for CinderellaCinderella Georges Melies
1899
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Stop Thief!
A movie made in 1901, this movie was the first type of chase movie that was ever made. After this movie, many other movies incoporated "action" scenes in the movies. The movie was found at IMDb and belongs to Williamson Kinematograph Company. -JS -
First Nobel Prize Award
In 1909, the first nobel prizes were ever awarded. The categories for this award was Literature, Peace, Physics, Chemistry and Physiology. Information was taken from the Nobel Prize website and so was the picture. -JS -
A Trip to the Moon
First science fiction ever made, this film was made with 16 frames per second (fps). Similar to the movie Stop Thief! this was the first movie made that incorporated science fiction. - JS -
The Great Train Robbery
Similar to Stop Thief! this was one of the earlier chase movie made at 18 fps (frames per second). This movie won an award from the National Film Registry. Picture was taken from IMDb and belongs to Edison Manufacturing Company. -JS -
Messina Earthquake
December 28, 1908 a 7.2 earthquake on the moment magnitude scale struck Messina, Sicily. After the earthquake, a 12m tsunami struck nearby coasts of Messina. This incident took the lives of approximately 100,000-200,000 people. -JS -
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Technological Avancements of 1910s
- 1912: French Engineer Leon Gaumont created the panochromatic film, a black and white film that was sensitive to light of all colours, giving the film a more realistic appeal.
- 1915: Colour film processes, Technicolor, were introduced in this year by the Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation.
- 1915: Bell & Howell created the 2709 camera, enabling the filming of close-ups without needing to physically move the camera to shoot the subject close-up.
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1910s - Historical Overview
The 1910s was the most signifcant decade in history. Many inventions and creations were developed and introduced during this time. In addition, the famous Titanic - also dubbed as the 'unsinkable ship' - had sunk, evoking chaos and distress. The archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, resulting in World War I. World War I introduced the world to a decade of war and loss and revolution. It started in the mid-1910s and ended in the late-1910s.- JW & TN
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The OREO cookie is introduced
The first oreo cookie was created by a company named Nabisco in 1912.- TN & JW
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The first bra was invented
Mary Phelps Jacob was a New York socialite, and she invented the first bra in 1913.- TN & JW
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Cabiria
Giovanni Pastrone
1914
Full movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOWicOwtHa8- TN & JW
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28th, 1914. This event, as well as many other factors such as nationalism, imperialism, etc, started the World War I.- TN & JW
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The Birth of a Nation
D.W. Grifftih
1915 Full movie:
http://www.youtube.com/movie?v=FbYXF5HmEds&ob=av1e&feature=mv_sr http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEznh2JZvrI- TN & JW
Theatrical Release Poster.
1915
Chronicle of the Cinema. (London: Dorling Kindersley), p. 111.
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through The Ages
D.W. Griffith
1916
Full movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOWicOwtHa8- TN & JW
Theatrical Poster.
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Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties in the United States was a decade full of wonders, hope, inventions and exciting events. It was a decade where, to generalize, everybody was at their highest peak of happiness because the first world war had just ended. The picture of the flappers belongs to the WriteSisters blog.
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The idea of Communism and Fascism introduced
In 1920s, communism and fascism was brought up. After World War 2 was over, these two political changes rose and became more popular.
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1920s - Historial Overview
The 1920s was the decade of hope and the birth of many things. 1920 happened during the post World War One and everybody was celebrating and had high hopes. It was the decade where people were becoming rich, not just money wise but socially wise they were becoming happier and more creative. - KB -
First radio broadcast
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The Kid, Charlie Chaplin, 1921
Charlie Chaplin is probably one of the best known actors from the 1920s. He debuted in his film called The Kid in 1921, a 68 minutes silent film. This film represents the decade really well as it was during the 1920s that Charlie Chaplin really brokethrough as an artist. The Kid - trailer-KB -
The Ten Commandments, Cecil B. DeMille, 1923
The Ten Commandments by Cecil B DeMille is chosen as one of must-watch movies made in 1920s because it is a silent film in technicolour and it shows what the film industry was mainly about in the early 1920s - silent film. KB The Ten Commandments excerpt -KB -
Sound systems developed in movie theatres during mid 1920
The development of sound systems in movie theatres made the leap from live music playing in the theatre to incorporated sound in the films. Since this decade, movie creators were able to choose themselves what sound they wanted to project with the film. KB -
The Pleasure Garden, Alfred Hitchcock, 1926
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Movies had part dialogues during late 1920s
Approximately around 1928 (late 1920s), films were able to incorporate part dialogues. This shows importance in the industry as it is the start of dialogued-movies and the end of the silent era. KB -
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The Thirties
The film industry (going into the thirties) was still in the silent era. Most films were silent with background music playing with it. Near the end of the decade most feature films begin to regularly use the Technicolor video scope, which revolutionized the way people watched film. Along with colour, the thirties also brought the first films with audio and video. JA -
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The Great Depression
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Second Sino-Japanese war
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1940s
Historical Overview:
- (1939 - 1945) Second World War
- Starting from 1945 to 1970 there was a Post-World War II Boom which involved immense economic expansion
- League of Nations failed to prevent World War II, so United Nations Established in 1945 to prevent a thrid world war Technological Advancement:
- Technicolor Expansion
- First Charlie Chaplin Dialogue, the movie was called “The Great Dictator” (1940)
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Rebecca
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Henry V
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Hamlet
Hamlet
Dir: Laurence Olivier
1948
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3D Movies
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The 1950s
The 1950s marked the end of the second World War, and thus life returned to normal. This was also the first generation of real "teenagers." Instead of the norm where one would instantly start working when he or she turned 14, there would be more free time for these people to have leisure. In turn, there was more rebellious traits in these teenagers than in past generations. IN the film industry, this inspired movie-makers to create more films on rebels such as "Rebel Without A Cause" (1955). -
First Colour Commercial Broadcasted
On the 25th of June, 1951, the first coloured commercail was broadcasted by CBS. However, many people still owned black and white TV's at this time so they were unable to view it in colour. -DW -
Widescreens - Cinemascope
*Exact Date Unknown. Widescreens were created in an attempt to regain popularity against the television. The Cinemascope was a series of lens that made things look wider than they really are (I'm not sure if this is entirely correct as I didn't really understand the concept.) -DW -
Smell-O-Rama
*Exact Date Unknown A system was created by General Electric and this system was called Smell-O-Rama. It was utilized because there was a thought that smell was associated with film and that it would enhance the experience of the viewer.- DW
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It Came From Outer Space
It Came From Outer Space
Jack Arnold
1953 Trailer
Movie (Part 1) It Came from Outer Space (1953). Photograph. Internet Movie Database. Internet Movie Database. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://www.imdb.com/media/rm440049408/tt0045920 -DW -
First Playboy Magazine Issued
On December 1, 1953 the first Playboy magazine was issued with Marily Monroe as the front cover. Pb1253.jpg. Photograph. Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 28 Sept. 2007. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pb1253.jpg. -DW -
The Wild One
The Wild One
Laslo Benedek
1953 Trailer
Movie (Part 1) The Wild One (1953). Photograph. Internet Movie Database. Internet Movie Database. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1848548608/tt0047677. -DW -
20, 000 Leagues Under The Sea
20, 000 Leagues Under The Sea
Richard Fleischer
1954
Trailer
Movie (Part 1) 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. Photograph. Internet Movie Database. Internet Movie Database. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4009663744/tt0046672. -DW -
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus.
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a Caucasian man and this in turn started the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Rosa Parks Cutie. 2011. Photograph. Black Christian News. Black Christian News, 23 July 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. http://blackchristiannews.com/news/2011/07/rosa-parks-estate-has-been-diminished-by-two-thirds-by-lawyers.html. -DW -
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1960s Historical Overview
- World was dominated by effects of Vietnam War and the Cold War
- Scientific developments flourished, space exploration competition between the United States and Soviet Union being especially notable.
- Number of productions on location in other countries and studio facilities aborad resulted in the raised awareness of foreign films between different countries as well as the beginning of New Hollywood.
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La Dolce Vita
Critics' Picks video from NYT La Dolce Vita
Federico Fellini
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Psycho
[Psycho](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VP5jEAP3K4' >The famous shower scene from Psycho <a href='http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054215/)</a>
Alfred Hitchcock
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First human journey into outer space
The capsule used by Yuri Gagarin in his mission of Vostok 1, first human spaceflight in history. Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became an international hero for being the first man to enter outer space. He was a soviet pilot and an astronaut. Image Credit : Wikipedia, Creative Commons CL -
Wide screens begin to get commonly ued
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In this decade the widescreens with an aspect ratio of 2.75 to 1 starting being widely used. The expanded field of view increased the quality of the illusion of reality. Image Credit: Technabob CL -
Tungsten-halogen lamps with quartz envelopes comes in to wide use
(Exact date undefined) Halogen lamps initiated the modern era of lighting in film. They give brilliant light from a compact unit and they could be run with a long life at a higher temperature so that they remain at precisely the same color temperature. Image Credit: Newport Corporation CL -
Introduction of flat-bed film editing tables
(Exact date undefined) In flat bed editors, image and sound are separated onto motorized wheels, called "plates." Each plates can be moved separately or locked together so that the editing Each set of plates moves forward or backward separately, or locked together (to maintain synchronization between picture and sound), making the edit more flexible. Image: Rollers on a flatbed editor
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Trailer The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Sergio Leone
1967 Image Credit : The Internet Movie Database CL -
First heart transplant surgery performed
A successful heart transplant was performed for the first time by a South AFrican surgeon Dr. Christiaan Barnard. Image: Dr. Christiaan Barnard
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Apollo 11: First spaceflight to land humans on the moon
The mission of Apollo 11 which was to land Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin on Earth's moon was accomplished. Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight to land humans on the moon. Image Credit: NASA CL -
VCR (Video Cassette Recording)
VCR's were introduced in 1971 but were marketed during the mid 1977's Image Credit: Colin McCormick *Not sure about the specific date SL -
Introduction of IMAX
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Vietnam War Ends
The Vietnam War ended after the fall of Saigon, on April the 30th 1975. Image Credit: US Army SL -
Death of John Lennon
The assassination of John Lennon, former Beatles member. Image Credit: Roy Kerwood SL -
IMDb Created
IMDb also known as Internet Movie Database was created Image Credit: IMDB Homepage SL -
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DVD Invented and Produced
DVDs are a used as a storage to store media related files; such as movies and or films. Image Credit: Fowl Play Movies SL -
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Avatar
Avatar
James Cameron
2009
