1. September 1, 2011

2. History of the Film Industry The Technology of Motion Pictures The Rise of the “Narrative Film” The Creation of Movie Studios and Distribution Networks of the so-called “Studio System” era Television and the Emergence of a New System

3. The Magic Lantern Leonardo da Vinci had the idea for a camera obscura camera obscura 1655 Chistian Huyghens invented it 1666 Samuel Pepys saw one in London In the 19th century, magic lanterns were usedmagic lanterns as public entertainment in many countries, very much like today’s slide projectors.

4. Precursors of Motion Pictures 1828 PhenakistoscopePhenakistoscope 1833 ZoetropeZoetrope 1837 Daguerrotype (early photography)Daguerrotype 1853 projected Phenakistoscope 1872 Eadward MuybridgeEadward Muybridge 1881 Etienne Marey (photographic gun)Etienne Marey 1891 Kinetoscope (William Kennedy Laurie Dickson)Kinetoscope

5. W.L.K. Dickson This picture shows Dickson filming Pope Leo X. Thomas Edison picked Dickson to work on the kinetoscope project. Thomas Alva Edison

6. The Kinetoscope The Kinetoscope was a motion picture viewing device. The viewer inserted a coin and then watched a short film loop that lasted less than a minute.

7. Bacigalupi’s Kinetoscope Parlor in San Francisco, 1895

8. Edison Makes Films The kinetoscope was an instant if short- lived success. Edison quickly followed with a projection system. He began to make films to supply demand. This was Edison’s first movie studio in West Orange, New Jersey. It was called the Black Maria.

9. The Lumieres Brothers Built a competing device called the cinematographe in 1894. Created a series of films at their own studio. Admission was one franc at the Paris viewing parlor.

10. Auguste Melies Melies was one of the individuals who made films for the Lumieres brothers. His films were very popular in the US too. He was famous for creating illusions with film.

11. Edison’s Patent Wars Edison claimed that all other film makers and exhibitors were infringing upon his patent rights. He neglected to secure European patents. Eventually he settled the patent cases in order to pursue the profitable business. The patent wars delayed the development of the movie business for a few years.