The history of film began in the 1890s, with the invention of the first motion-picture cameras and the establishment of the first film production companies. The films of the 1890s were under a minute long and until 1927, motion pictures were produced without sound. The first eleven years of motion pictures show the cinema moving from a novelty to an established large-scale entertainment industry. The films became several minutes long consisting of several shots.
17th Century Use of Magic Lanterns 1832 Joseph Plateau and sons introduce the Phenakistoscope. Like other toys of its kind, the Phenakistoscope was one of the more successful illusion toys. Pictures on one disc viewed through slots in the other, appeared to move when the two were spun and viewed in a mirror. 1834 Another illusion toy - the Zoetrope was introduced by William George Horner.
The Godard who emerges from Introduction to a True History of Cinema and Television is a quintessential twentieth-century high modernist—the author of an ..
Herein is a series of web articles/pages to provide a comprehensive survey of the history of cinema (motion pictures, film, etc.) - the greatest entertainment art ..
Earlycinema.com - An introduction to early cinema.. and concentrates on the major events in cinema's history encouraging further reading and research.
A History of Rock and Dance Music · A History of Pop Music. Filmmakers. edited by Piero Scaruffi · Back to Cinema | Gallery of stills | History of Cinema | E-mail ..
Chronicles the history of motion pictures and films from the silent era to the end of the 20th century.