Movies

For our last class of the year, we will enjoy a look at the birth of movies which are created in the last  decade of the 19th century.The "birth of film" is generally attributed to the Lumière brothers, who, in December 1895, presented the first commercial public screening of their Cinématographe in Paris, marking the beginning of cinema as we know it.
Here's a more detailed look at the early history of film:
Early Developments:
While the idea of capturing and projecting motion was a long time in the making, the Lumière brothers' Cinématographe was a pivotal invention.
The Lumière Brothers:
Auguste and Louis Lumière, inventors of several devices in the field of photography, invented the Cinematograph, which could take pictures, print positives, and project them onto a screen.
First Commercial Screening:
On December 28, 1895, the Lumière brothers screened ten short films at the Salon Indien du Grand Café in Paris, which is traditionally marked as the birth date of film.
The Cinématographe:
The Cinématographe was a camera, a projector, and a film printer all in one, allowing the Lumière brothers to create and project moving pictures.
Other Early Inventors:
Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope, which allowed one person at a time to view moving pictures, was also a significant early development, with public parlors established around the world by 1894.
The Edison Vitascope:
The Edison Vitascope brought projection to the United States and established the format for American film exhibition for the next several years.