Movie Related "Firsts"
Submitted by lukeprog on Fri, 07/30/2004 - 12:41
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- 1832 - first Fantascope ('spindle viewer') invented; simulates motion by placing before the eye a quick succession of images.
- 1834 - first Daedalum (or Zoetrope) invtented; next evolution of the Fantascope.
- 1839 - first still photography tkane with a method of capturing images on copper plates.
- 1869 - first celluloid invented.
- 1870 - first serial photography famously shown by Eadweard Muybridge.
- 1877 - first Praxinoscope invented; further evolution of the Fantascope and Zoetrope that could project the images onto a screen.
- 1890 - first Kinetophonograph invented by Edison for synchronize projection of images and a phonograph record.
- 1891 - first motion picture camera (the Kinetograph) invented by Dickson.
- 1891 - first motion picture captured on camera when Dickson fools around in his laboratory with the camera: entitled Monkeyshines
- 1892 - first Kinetoscope invented, Dickson's projection machine.
- 1893 - first movie studio built, the Black Maria (Kinetographic Theater).
- 1893 - first public demonstration of films, projected with a Kinetoscope.
- 1894 - first commercial exhibition of movies (25 cents a pop).
- 1894 - first color film released: Annabelle Butterfly Dance.
- 1895 - first hand-held motion picture camera invvented (the Cinematographe).
- 1896 - first Vitascope invented, an improved motion picture projector.
- 1897 - first cinema (for the exclusive purpose of showing films) built in Paris.
- 1899 - first western shown: Cripple-Creek Bar Room Scene
- 1902 - first American cinema (for the exclusive purpose of showing films) built in LA.
- 1903 - first American documentary released: The Life of an American Fireman.
- 1903 - first narrative, 'story' film (and first financial 'smash hit') shown: The Great Train Robbery.
- 1904 - first film distribution company formed: Duquesne Amusement & Supply Company (later became Warner Brothers).
- 1905 - first nickelodeon (theater or dance hall converted to show films) opens in Pittsburgh.
- 1906 - first feature-length (60 mins or longer) film released, in Australia: The Story of the Kelly Gang.
- 1907 - first European feature-length film shown: L'Enfant prodigue.
- 1909 - first feature-length film produced in the US: Les Miserables.
- 1909 - first instance of a film showing a clip from another film, in Those Awful Hats. (very well could be incorrect, let me know if you find an earlier instance!)
- 1909 - first 'independent' film (at the time, that meant 'not affiliated with the MMPC') released: Hiawatha.
- 1909 - first movie review written, in the New York Times, for Pippa Passes.
- 1910 - first use of dialogue titles.
- 1910 - first film made in Hollywood: In Old California
- 1910 - first screen credit given, to Florence Lawrence in The Broken Oath.
- 1911 - first 'movie star interview' conducted with Florence Lawrence in Motion Picture Story.
- 1911 - first feature-length film shown in its entirety in the US: Dante's Inferno.
- 1911 - first film fanzine debuts: Photoplay.
- 1911 - first movie studio based in Hollywood founded: Nestor Film Company.
- 1912 - first US-produced film to be shown in its entirety: Oliver Twist.
- 1912 - first long-lasting movie studio founded: Universal.
- 1912 - first movie to show male frontal nudity debuts: Dante's Inferno. Frontal male nudity would not reappear in film until Women in Love in 1969!
- 1912 - first American serial released: What Happened to Mary?
- 1913 - first feature-length sex film released: Traffic in Souls.
- 1913 - first 'movie palace' (big cinema house)opened in New York City.
- 1914 - first important animated character arrives as Gertie in Gertie the Dinosaur.
- 1914 - first feature-length American comedy released: Tillie's Punctured Romance.
- 1914 - first feature-length Western released: The Squaw Man.
- 1915 - first major movie star arrived in Charles Chaplin, when he perfects his tramp character in The Tramp.
- 1915 - first epic film (and first 'blockbuster) released: The Birth of a Nation.
- 1916 - first Hollywood 'sex symbol' arrives via Theodosia Goodman in A Fool There Was.
- 1917 - first two-color Technicolor film released: The Gulf Between.
- 1917 - first feature-length animated film released: The Apostle
- 1922 - first feature-length documentary released: Nanook of the North.
- 1922 - first Hollywood 'movie premiere' takes place: Robin Hood.
- 1924 - first audience partcipation films released: Max Fleischer's 'Ko-Ko Song Car-Tunes,' which also featured the first 'bouncing ball' sing-along helper.
- 1925 - first feature-length science fiction movie released: The Lost World.
- 1925 - first in-flight movie shown by Imperial Airways: The Lost World.
- 1922 - first feature-length two-color Technicolor film released: The Black Pirate.
- 1925 - first curse word appears in The Big Parade on a dialogue card: "March and sweat the whole damned day..." (This is almost certainly not the first use of a curse word in cinema, so PLEASE correct me if you come across an earlier use!)
- 1925 - first 'bleeped' curse word in a movie appears in The Big Parade on a dialogue card: "You got my Buddy, you b----------s!" (If this is not the first bleeped curse word in cinema, please correct me!)
- 1926 - first feature-length film with synchronized sound effects and music released: Don Juan.
- 1926 - first successful sound-on-film process invented: Movietone.
- 1926 - first talkie released (a short): They're Coming to Get Me.
- 1927 - first feature-length talkie (and first musical) released: The Jazz Singer (1927).
- 1927 - first Academy Awards awarded (Wings won Best Production, Sunrise won Best Unique and Artistic Picture).
- 1928 - first movie-related hit record released: Al Jolson's Sonny Boy, including songs from The Singing Fool.
- 1928 - first all-dialogue film released: Lights of New York.
- 1928 - first sound cartoon released: Disney's Steamboat Willie (also the debut of Micky Mouse).
- 1928 - first annual Academy Awards hosted (for 1927-1928).
- 1929 - first British talkie shown: Blackmail.
- 1930 - first feature-length prison drama released: The Big House.
- 1930 - first Hollywood newspaper arrives: The Hollywood Reporter.
- 1932 - first three-color Technicolor film (a short) debuts: Disney's Flowers and Trees.
- 1933 - first drive-in theater opens in Camden.
- 1933 - first film with heavy radio marketing released: King Kong.
- 1934 - first three-color live-action movie (a short) released: La Cucaracha.
- 1934 - first film to win all major Oscars (Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress) released: It Happened One Night.
- 1935 - first feature-length 3-strip Technicolor movie released: Becky Sharp.
- 1937 - first feature-length, traditionally animated film released: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- 1940 - first film with stereo sound released: Fantasia.
- 1941 - first film noir debuts: The Maltese Falcon.
- 1944 - first film advertised on TV released: The Miracle of Morgan's Creek.
- 1949 - first major musical filmed on location: On the Town.
- 1952 - first film shown in Cinemarama released: This Is Cinerama.
- 1952 - first feature-length 3D film released: Bwana Devil.
- 1953 - first feature-length film shown in Cinemascope: The Robe.
- 1954 - first feature-length film shown in Vistavision released: White Christmas.
- 1954 - first film based on a TV show released: Dragnet.
- 1956 - first feature-length film broadcast on TV: The Wizard of Oz.
- 1960 - first film released in Panavision: The Apartment (1960).
- 1960 - first Smell-O-Vision feature released: Scent of Mystery.
- 1960 - first star laid on Hollywood Boulevard, celebrating Joanne Woodward.
- 1960 - first Illusion-O feature released: 13 Ghosts.
- 1963 - first 'multiplex' opened in Kansas City.
- 1966 - first feature film with full frontal (female) nudity released: Blow-Up (unrated).
- 1966 - first M-rated (PG-rated) film released: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- 1967 - first major movie use of the word 'fuck,' in Ulysses
- 1968 - first X-rated film released: Greetings.
- 1968 - first Hollywood film with a completely atonal score release: Planet of the Apes.
- 1969 - first X-rated (NC-17-rated) film to win the Best Picture Oscar released: Midnight Cowboy.
- 1969 - first major movie use of the word 'motherfucker' (well, the Russian equivalent) in Andrei Rublev (To the best of my knowledge, this is correct. If you know of an earlier use, please let me know!)
- 1970 - first IMAX format film released: Tiger Child.
- 1972 - first film to gross $100 million at the box office released: The Godfather.
- 1972 - first X-rated cartoon released: Fritz the Cat.
- 1975 - first summer blockbuster (and first film to earn more than $100 million in rentals) released: Jaws.
- 1975 - first home videocassette recorder released: Sony's Betamax.
- 1975 - first Sensurround feature released: Earthquake.
- 1976 - first major film to utilize Steadicam released: Rocky.
- 1981 - first Odorama film released: Polyester.
- 1984 - first PG-13 rated film released: Red Dawn.
- 1985 - first feature-length music video released: Pink Floyd the Wall.
- 1983 - first film shown in THX-certified auditorium released: Return of the Jedi.
- 1990 - first film given an NC-17 rating instead of an X rating released: Henry & June.
- 1991 - first film with a $100 million budget released: Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
- 1991 - first animated film to be nominated for best picture released: Beauty and the Beast
- 1992 - first picture using Dolby Digital sound released: Batman Returns.
- 1993 - first picture using DTS Digital sound released: Jurassic Park.
- 1993 - first picture to be edited digitally (on Avid Media Composer) is released: Lost in Yonkers.
- 1994 - first studio to make $1 billion at the box office in a year: Disney.
- 1995 - first feature-length computer-animated film release: Toy Story.
- 1996 - first film to make $100 million in its first week released: Independence Day.
- 1996 - first $20 million acting salary given to Jim Carrey for his performance in The Cable Guy.
- 1997 - first DVDs released.
- 1999 - first film to be recorded in Dolby Digital Surround EX release: The Phantom Menace.
- 2000 - first Hollywood film to be full digitally graded released: O, Brother, Where Art Thou?
- 2002 - first major movie shot entirely on digital film released: Attack of the Clones.
- 2004 - first films to be shot entirely against bluescreen release: Immortel, Casshern, and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
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Ahhh! A fellow trivia buff. Great job!
Oh, I wouldn't call myself a trivia buff. I don't know half of these 'off the top of my head,' and I know dick about actors, actresses, and other filmmakers and their movies (only the really famous ones).
nevermind......
ouch... your original post was a little harsh, don't you think? Sounded like you suddently HATED me; that caught me off guard. Yikes!!!!
And I do know more about film history than the average person, I just don't consider myself a trivia buff (yet).
Because our site creator likes to keep some secrets unwritten on his site, I was not aware that anyone being replied to saw every version of a post written during the 30 minute grace period for editing.
It seems there is NO opportunity to reconsider one's opinion after that initial post. And since typo editing is somewhat of a joke around here now, it would seem the 30 minute edit feature is worthless.
Please disregard all versions of that post you read before the last version written above. My apologies.
I'll try, but it won't be easy. Is there any bad blood between us?
No bad blood. I just need a "get-a-life" vacation.
ok, good
There is no versioning on posts. Once you edit it, it's edited. That doesn't stop anyone from seeing the original version if they happen to get there in time though. Nor does it change any e-mail that were sent out to folks that had the "Check here to be e-mailed responses to this post" checkbox checked. Believe me, I've wished on numerous occassions for the power to recall e-mails from their destination, but I just canna do it.
Jim, why has my 'inspired by...' link disappeared at the bottom of my post?
It's because I deleted my original list you cloned from. Rather than update it here on Listology - I'll do it at home and then re-post the entire thing later.
ah, I see.
Actually, AOL has a cool feature that allows you to "unsend" a piece of e-mail that you have sent to other AOL members. I've used it a couple times.
But in every other way, AOL sucks.
You mean, it delays the message's delivery, or it actually deletes it from the target's inbox?
Oops! Sorry I ignored this post for over a month. Yeah, it actually deletes it from the target's inbox. It's a pretty cool feature, that could probably be duplicated for any e-mail domain.
Of course, I'm not using AOL at college, and I don't miss it.
Deletes it from the user's inbox? I don't think I'd want someone else to have control over my inbox... CRAP FEATURE!
Well, first of all, you can only delete it if it hasn't been read yet by the other person (yes, AOL tracks that). Second of all, the e-mails that you would want to unsend are, obviously enough, usually best being unsent. Haven't you ever had second thoughts about an e-mail you sent to someone and wished you could take it back if they haven't read it yet?
Oh, certainly.
Anyone know where and when the first curse word appeared in cinema? The first partially censored ('bleeped') curse word? The earliest I've noticed so far for both are in The Big Parade (1925).
Not having seen the movie you mentioned, could you tell me how they censored it and what the curse was they deleted. Just curious.
I wrote it above with the post. "b-------s!" (almost certainly, the 'curse' is 'bastards'
I don't know if you want to include these or not:
1. Smell-O-Vision in 1960
2. Odorama in 1981
3. Sensurround in 1975 and
4. Illusion-O in 1960
I'll let you look up the details if you want.
hell, why not? :-)
Are you telling me that the first film to use the F word was in 1986? Either I'm reading that wrong, or you're making a mistake. I can think of tons of movies that have the F word in them that were made before 1986...... I MUST be reading that wrong.....
Actually, the correct entry is already there: 1967 - Ulysses. I have NO FRICKING CLUE what that is for, obviously my mind was somewhere else.
Ohhh, I see... no problemo ;)
thanks for the catch!
Yeah, well we're all here to proofread......
Gosh, I hope not, but thanks anyway :-)
Just messing with ya ;)
Here a suggestion:
1929- first British talking picture: Blackmail
hmmm.... sure, why not.