Video Production History By: Destini Johnson

The First Motion Picture Ever Made - The Horse In Motion (1878 ) Eadweard Muybridge's groundbreaking motion photography was accomplished using multiple cameras and assembling the individual pictures into a motion picture. Muybridge was commissioned by Leland Stanford (California governor/ Stanford University) to scientifically answer a popularly debated question during this era - are all four of a horse's hooves ever off the ground at the same time while the horse is galloping? Muybridge's time-motion photography proved they indeed were, and the idea of motion photography was born. history-film-firsts html

Who managed to make a photographic snapshot constant?(1826) The first person who managed to make a "photographic" snapshot constant, that is to fix the image was Joseph Niepce. The very first snapshot in the history of photography is considered "view from the window," dated The exposure of the shot lasted 8 (!) Hours.

1 st camera based on the theory of Daguerreotype in Russia (1840) In Russia, the first camera based on the theory of Daguerreotype was invented by Grekov back in 1840, that is, a year after the invention of photography. Alex Grekov also made experiments with photographs by the method of Talbot on the light- sensitive paper.

John Logie Baird - Mechanical In the 1920's, John Logie Baird patented the idea of using arrays of transparent rods to transmit images for television. Baird's 30 line images were the first demonstrations of television by reflected light rather than back-lit silhouettes. John Logie Baird based his technology on Paul Nipkow's scanning disc idea and later developments in electronics.

First Motion Picture Projected for an Audience - Berlin Wintergarten Novelty Program (1895) Max and Emil Sklandanowsky were German inventors who created the Bioskop, a different technology for showing moving pictures that involved an elaborate machine using two parallel film strips and two lenses which were able to flash pictures on a screen at 16 frames per second. This was enough of a frame rate to give the illusion of motion. On November 1, 1895, nearly two months before the Lumiere public showing, the Sklandanowsky brothers presented a moving picture show as part of the Berlin Wintergarten festival as part of a program of novelties. The moving pictures were a big hit and played to sold out shows in the ensuing weeks; however, the Lumiere projection system was technologically superior to the complicated arrangements necessary to show Bioskop pictures, which is why the Lumiere's are generally credited with the creation of the commercial medium we call movies.

First Movie Ever Shot (U.S.A.) - Monkeyshines No. 1 (1889 or 1890) Monkeyshines, No. 1 may very well be the first movie ever shot using a continuous strip of film. It was shot as a camera test by W.K.L. Dickson and William Heise, both of whom worked for Thomas Edison. Historians are unsure of the exact date this film was shot as it was filmed to be a camera test and not for commercial purposes. The film depicts a blurry Edison co-worker goofing off for the camera. It was quickly followed by Monkeyshines No. 2 and 3. film-firsts html?cat=37

First Home Movie Ever Made - Roundhay Garden Scene (1888) Early movie history is surrounded in the mists of time, as different competitors developed movie technology simultaneously. However, the Roundhay Garden Scene is thought to be the oldest surviving film on record. The Roundhay Garden Scene was directed by the French inventor, Louis Le Prince and features some members of Le Prince's family playfully walking around a garden. The film lasts about two seconds.

Who Invented the Very First Camera and When? Alexander Wolcott invented the first camera and was patented in However, the principle of making pictures was created by Joseph Nicephore Niepce and in 1826; Charles and Vincent Chevalier in Paris created the first camera that could take photos. Then in 1827, the Frenchman Joseph Niepce managed to make a photographic image.

Who invented the laptop and which company first produced it commercially? The laptop was invented by Adam Osborne in It was called 'Osborne 1' and cost $1,795. It came bundled with $1,500 worth of programmes. It had a tiny computer screen built into it. It was invented by Osborne Computers. The first portable computer was a success, with sales reaching 10,000 units a month. IBM launched the IBM 5155 Portable Personal Computer in In 1988, Compaq Computer launched the first laptop PC with VGA graphics, Compaq SLT/286. In 1989 NEC released UltraLite, which was the first 'laptop' computer. Weighting under 5 lbs., it was the precursor of today's models.

1500 The very first pinhole camera was invented by Alhazen