The history of Film

production
BY: BROWN, GENESIS
 Film history: 1880s
I wonder... When did film production actually start and how did it start? Well,
In the 1880s, multiple inventors began working on various sorts of moving
picture cameras or motion picture cameras. The first films were created by
the end of the decade. The earliest films were in black and white, under a
minute long, without recorded sound, and consisted of a single shot from a
steady camera! Of course, it didn't have sound but that didn’t stop them
from being widely popular. Cinema was a new and inexpensive form of
entertainment. Unlike the theater, which required live actors, played to an
audience of one at any time. Isn't that neat?
 Filming history:
1890
Ah yes, the 1890s. Its also important in the filming
history. You see, The first public showings of films
took place in the 1890s. The first theater was built
in Philadelphia in 1899. Film companies began
building film studios around 1900! Thomas Edison
and his assistant William Dickson unveiled the
Kinetograph, a primitive motion picture camera, in
1890. Dickson finished his work on the Kinetograph
cylinder in 1890 or 1889. The first film shot on the
Kinetograph was Monkeyshines. That’s cool, right?
 Filming history: 1903
In 1903, the Edison Corporation produced the first western, and established
the use of shots and editing in film. This also marks the growing popularity of
story films, over daily life scenes or news. The Great Train Robbery In 1903,
the Edison Corporation produced the first western, and established the use of
shots and editing in film! How neat!
 Film
history: 1910
Let's see what the 1910s got for us!
So, Edison invented the Kinetophone,
making talkies an option. They would
not become popular for more than 20
years, however. The Johnson-Jeffries
Fight caused race riots and was
banned in the South! The White Slave
Trade, this Danish melodrama was
the first time film was used to study
prostitution! Film companies began
to move to the area later known as
Hollywood also in this year!
 Film history: 1927
1927s huh? Well, lets go! Released in 1927, The Jazz Singer is the first feature-
length talkie. The film starred Vaudeville sensation Al Jolson. On October 6,
1927, Warner Bros. Released The Jazz Singer, the first feature-length film to
incorporate synchronized sound for sequences of dialogue. Though these
sequences were limited and brief, hearing the voices of the film's stars was a
revelation for audiences!
 Film history: 1935
With the release of Becky Sharp, audiences could now see films in technicolor.
Two-color film technology had been available, but rarely used since
1922.1935 – Kodachrome slide film was first introduced (cellulose acetate
base)! Also in January 1935 a national cinema conference was convened that
has been likened to the Writers Congress in terms of its effect upon the film
industry! How amazing is that?
 Film history: 1948
Let's go 1948! Hollywood was threatened by McCarthyism, with its accusations
of communism. The Hollywood Ten refused to divulge any communist leanings
and were imprisoned for contempt of court. Ah, not so amazing.
Maverick film producer, aviator, and eccentric wealthy industrialist Howard
Hughes purchased RKO Studios for a reported $8.8 million.
 Film history: 1953
With the invention of television, film needed to up its game. New widescreen
processes to produce bigger and more exciting films were the answer! On
April 10, 1953, the horror film The House of Wax, starring Vincent Price, opens
at New York's Paramount Theater released by Warner Brothers! Also the first 3-
D film, relying upon stereoscopic technology, achieved wide release in 1953.
Earlier attempts had been made, but the 1950s saw the popularity of 3-d.
 Film history: 1968
Motion picture ratings were introduced in 1968, with G, PG, R and X. PG-13
came significantly later. The X rating will later be replaced by NC-17! The year
1968 in film involved some significant events, with the release of Stanley
Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, as well as two highly successful musical
films, Funny Girl and Oliver!, the former earning Barbra Streisand the
Academy Award for Best Actress! Congrats to her!
 Film history: 1978
1978? Huh? Well, let's get into it! The first film to be commercially-available
and released on VHS videotape, in 1976, was the South Korean family drama
Cheongchun Gyosa (1972)! The Steadycam, first used in Rocky, became
available offering new options to filmmakers.1976, Introduction of the
Steadycam. It also became available offering new options to filmmakers!
 Film history: 2003
In 2003, for the first time, home entertainment revenues exceeded the box
office. The DVD took over for the video cassette in 2003 as well. A 2003
historical science fiction adventure film, was released on November 26,
2003. The film is based on Michael Crichton's 1999 novel of the same name
and was directed by Richard Donner. It stars Paul Walker, Frances O'Connor,
Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly, David Thewlis, and Anna Friel! Woah! That’s cool
indeed! With improving technology, 3D films became more popular. In
addition, a number of new IMAX facilities, offering larger format screens were
constructed. Today, many large-budget films can be watched in 2D or 3D!