2. 1800s-1915 Era of experimentation

3. In 1877 Eadweard Muybridge helped governor of California win a $25,000 bet that at some point when a horse was running, all four hooves would leave the ground http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOBjgaHnU5c&fe ature=player_embedded#! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOBjgaHnU5c&fe ature=player_embedded#

4. In 1884, George Eastman invented celluloid film In 1891, Thomas Edison used celluloid film in a motion picture camera, applied for patents on the Kinetograph and the player http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVkuEpIGYvY&fe ature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVkuEpIGYvY&fe ature=player_embedded

5. In 1895, Auguste and Louis Lumiere shot first outdoor film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nj0vEO4Q6s&fea ture=player_embedded#! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nj0vEO4Q6s&fea ture=player_embedded#

6. Early 1900s The Silent Era

7. Edison controlled most of the patents for movies, and he attempted to control both the business and its cultural impacts In 1908, Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company in 1908, also known as the "Edison Trust" (monopoly)

8. The independents, especially the founders of Universal, Paramount and Twentieth Century Fox studios, moved away from the East coast to California, where mild weather and distance from the Edison company allowed feature film expansion.

9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoKbDNY0Zwg&fe ature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoKbDNY0Zwg&fe ature=player_embedded Charlie Chaplin- Genius of the Silent Screen

10. World War II Golden Age of Propanganda Films

11. Triumph of the Will - Germany, 1935 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80lLU5- yji8&feature=player_embedded&skipcontrinter=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80lLU5- yji8&feature=player_embedded&skipcontrinter=1 Charlie Chaplin’s counter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqnk4qNlAZk&fea ture=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqnk4qNlAZk&fea ture=player_embedded

12. 1930s-1950s Golden Age of Cinema

13. Characterized by addition of sound and colors Gone with the Wind 1939 Gives a false picture of the post-Civil War South that is still widely accepted today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mM8iNarcRc&fe ature=player_embedded# http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mM8iNarcRc&fe ature=player_embedded#

14. 1960s Led a major shift in world culture, away from patriotism and heroics and towards tolerance, introspection and personal growth

15. Shaft Trailer-Portrayed Blacks as strong individuals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiCB2isZcRM&fea ture=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiCB2isZcRM&fea ture=player_embedded

16. 1980s-Now The modern blockbuster

17. Star Wars - 1977 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gvqpFbRKtQ&fea ture=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gvqpFbRKtQ&fea ture=player_embedded Lord of the Rings: return of the King http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7YllAOqpF4