Key Developments
This will be a detailed 17 section blog post on the EKy developments made in film history between 1895 and 2018
Time Line -
1895 - First moving images (Lumiere Brothers)
In 1895 the first moving pictures were created by the Lumiere Brothers in France, however during this time only short movies were shown with the attraction of moving images being selling point not the narrative it showed. This was dubbed the cinema of attractions and was seen as at the time to be niche and abstract.
1895 Onwards - Bigger films started production
In 1895 bigger films with actual narratives started being produced by companies which would eventually turn into film studios. This was the very start of the cinema we know today.
1920s to 1930s - 8 Film Studios Formed
In in the 1920s up till the 1930s 8 film studios were formed 5 of these were the ‘Big 5’:
Paramount
Warner Brothers
MGM
RKO
20th Century Fox
And 3 were the ‘Little 3’:
United Artists
Colombia
Universal
1927 - Sound added to films
Slack on either end of the reels on the camera making the frames look smooth to the device that synced the sound to the frames. This could not be done before as the 12Hz camera would jerk the film creating a disconnected noise. This invention allowed the sound to be properly synced to the film, before this there was no way of playing the sound at the exact same time making it impossible to show talking.
1927 - Film called Jazz Singer released
The Jazz singer was the first film to have synchronised sound. It was directed by Alan Crosland It featured a singer and used the concept of sound to add greater effect to the film. It starred Al Johnson.
1935 - Film called Becky Sharp released
Becky Sharp was the first feature length to have used 3 strip colour which was a trick using three separate tapers in Red Green and Blue. The Colours however were very basic leading many films to stick to Black and White as the technology had developed enough to make it very realistic. Directed by Ruben Mamoulien.
1948 - Paramount court case
An American court was held against all of the major 8 film studios as many people thought that the vertical integration in the world of film was unfair and didn’t allow for independent film making. Essentially the compliances now had to share cinema spaces with anyone allowing other studios and independent makers to show films.
1950s - Everyday Americans had a TV
By this point TV became affordable for most Americans this lead to less cinema attendance. The cinemas then developed colour, wide screen and the start of 3D film which ensured people still came to the cinema.
Late 1950s - Lite and portable cameras
Cameras were now easy to carry and more affordable spiriting the ‘French New Wave’ where more independent people would create films away from the government showing them in cinemas in the US. This also helped documentary’s as they had lower budgets being less mainstream most other genres.
1970s (1975) - SteadiCam Invented
SteadiCam was invented, it was a technology that stabilised cameras and allowed for more profession use of handheld filming without purposeful creating camera shake. This lead to more fluid handheld movements in many films at the time.
1990s Onwards - CGI used more
Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) was more common place in films as it had grown to be better. It was popularised in Jurassic Park and The Terminator. George Lucas Founded the company ILM which was the main place that used it during its early development.
1995 - Film Called Toy Story Released
Toy Story was the first Animated film using purely CGI. It was directed by John Lasiter and produced by Pixar a company that before this was known for normal films.
2000s - Cameras went public
The General American public could now afford Camera majorly in mobile phone this start a whole new wave of independent filming. This referred to as Citizen Film making.
2007 - iPhone released
The iPhone was released as one of the most revolutionary mobile devices as it basically marked the point were very one had a smartphone and they became widely affordable. this later led to iPhone films being filmed on iPhones to be released to Cinemas showing how far cameras have come.
2007 - Netflix was first streaming service
Netflix legally became the first streaming service making easier to watch films on your TV.
2010 - First films shot on iPhone
Films were now being shown in cinema that were shot on iPhones. Examples include:
Tangerine, Directed by Shaun Baker
Unsane, Directed by Steven Sodaberg
2017 - streaming sties beat CDs
Streaming services take over CD sales for the first ever time in history showing that they were better.
2018 - First IMAX film
Avengers, Infinity War was first film shot on IMAX camera.
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