Timeline of the History of Video Production By: Nick Graves

First Camera  The first camera ever made was made in  The inventors took a picture of the camera itself using two mirrors.  aphy.htm aphy.htm

First Machine to Show Animated Pictures  The first machine to show an animated picture was the “wheel of life,” or “zoopraxiscope.”  It was patented in 1867 by William Lincoln.  It was a far cry from the motion capture pictures we have today. tures.htm

First “Moving” Photograph  The first motion photograph ever documented was “The Horse in Motion.” (1882)  It consisted of a horse running. That’s it.  It was made by using multiple cameras and putting them together to make the illusion of movement.  made/ made/

Motion Picture Camera  In 1887 Thomas Edison invented another of his impressive inventions.  He made the very first motion picture camera.  techproductions.com/historyoftelevision.htm techproductions.com/historyoftelevision.htm

Public Sees Motion Pictures  In 1895, the public saw motion pictures for the first time.  This happened in France at a public demonstration.  techproductions.com/historyoftelevision.htm techproductions.com/historyoftelevision.htm

First Movie Theater  The first movie theater to ever show exclusively movies was the Nickelodeon.  It opened in 

Lighting Techniques Realized D. Griffith did lots of experiments with lighting techniques. By 1910, the techniques he used defined the techniques we use today.

First Film with Sound  The first film with sound was Don Juan.  It was made in  It used the “vitaphone” sound-on-disk system to capture the sound.

First Film with Dialogue  Shortly after the movie don Juan (first movie with sound), this movie was created.  The Jazz Singer used the same vitaphone system, and was made in 

Watching Film Become Popular  Although the making of film started near the late 1860’s it didn’t become popular until much later.  By 1930, movie production was finally becoming a large industry.  producer1.htm producer1.htm

First Film with Color  The first ever film with color was “Becky Sharp.”  It was made in 1935, and the people making the movie had to color each individual square of film.

First Professionally Recorded Sports Event  The first sporting event to be professionally recorded and then broadcast onto television was the 1936 Olympics.  Over 72 hours of footage were shot.  culture/first-televised-sporting-event.htm culture/first-televised-sporting-event.htm

First Live Television Broadcast  The first ever recording that was broadcast directly from a camera to televisions sets was an episode of “Howdy Doody.”  It was a children's show which premiered in  It looks terrifying… 

First Ever Recorded Space Launch  In 1961, the first recording of a launch into space occurred.  The American MR-3 (also called Freedom 7) launched into space and was recorded doing so.  3.htm 3.htm

Color Film Becomes Easily Implemented into Televisions  By the 1960,s, the technology used to provide colored film became extremely accessible.  By 1965, a vast amount of television sets were colored.  techproductions.com/historyoftelevision.htm techproductions.com/historyoftelevision.htm

First Commercially Available Cassette Recorder  The first cassette recorder available to the general public was the Sony Betamax.  It was made in  production-equipment.html production-equipment.html

First Digital Video Recorder  The first ever digital recorder was the Sony D-1.  It was in stores in the year  production-equipment.html production-equipment.html

First Video Camera Implemented in a Cell Phone  By the 2000’s, camera technology had come so far, it could shrink down to a small enough size to fit in a cell phone.  The Nokia 7650 was the first camera phone available to the public (2002).  cellphone-history cellphone-history

Cameras can Record in HD  By 2008, cameras could record in HD, or high definition.  This made the image on screen look more clear, and soon, HD would be on almost every screen made.  audiovideo-technology.html audiovideo-technology.html

3-D Arrives  By 2010, video production technology had come so far that the ability to film in 3 dimensions was possible.  Today, a large amount of movies and TV sets come in 3-D.  techproductions.com/historyoftelevision.htm techproductions.com/historyoftelevision.htm