>> TIMELINE FOR THE HISTORY OF ANIMATION
>> TIMELINE FOR THE HISTORY OF VFX
1891,American => Thomas Edison had perfected the Kinetoscope.
1895, Paris => Moving pictures projected onto a big screen.
1895,British => Robert W. Paul & Bert Akers invented the first 35 millimeter camera.
1895 => Lumiere brothers began showing films to customers which began the commercial history of film.
June 1896 => The Derby, one of the earliest examples of newsreel by Robert W. Paul’s Kinetoscopes.
1897 => George Méliès built the world’s first film studio in Montreuil.
1901 => James Williamson The Big Swallow using extreme close-up to developed multi shot films and cutaways.
1897 => France Alice key became one of the world’s first female directors and producers.
1902 => A trip to the moon is one of the most famous films at the time.
1903 => George Smith used close-ups to show the personalities of the characters.
1911 => Max Linder’s comic creation of the coat was remembered by other comedians.
1914 => Beginning of the First World War
People volunteered and saw active service included many people from the film industry.
Fred evans provided entertainment for army recruits.
1923 => Burned the 500 negatives of all his films.
1925 => Max Linder committed suicide.