1. The Evolution of Video Production By: Sara Ottinger

2. 1837 The Daguerreotype makes its first successful picture in 1837. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eastman/peop leevents/pande10.html

3. 1885 American inventor, George Eastman film made on a paper base instead of glass, wound in a roll, eliminating the need of glass plates. http://buzz.bournemouth.ac.uk/history-film-timeline/

4. 1887 Thomas Edison patents motion picture camera. http://www.high- techproductions.com/historyoftelevision.htm

5. 1893 Thomas Edison displays his Kinetoscope at the World’s Colombian Exhibition in Chicago and receives patents for his movie camera, The Kinetograph. http://buzz.bournemouth.ac.uk/history-film-timeline/

6. 1894 The first commercial exhibition film took place on April 14,1894 at the first Kinetoscope parlor ever built. http://buzz.bournemouth.ac.uk/history-film-timeline/

7. 1896 Edison shows his improved Vitascope Projector, and it was the first commercially, successful, projector in the U.S. http://buzz.bournemouth.ac.uk/history-film-timeline/

8. 1909 There are about 9,000 movie theatres in the U.S. The typical film is only a single reel long, ten to twelve minutes in length. http://buzz.bournemouth.ac.uk/history-film-timeline/

9. 1915 The Bell and Howell 2709 movie camera, known for its steadiness, allows directors to make close ups without physically moving the camera. http://www.calkovsky.com/sold-bell-howell-2709-hand- crank-35mm-camera-hoover-dam-camera/

10. 1927 Talking films begin with Al Jolsen in The Jazz Singer. http://www.high- techproductions.com/historyoftelevision.htm

11. 1930’s RCA conducts black and white broadcasting experiences. http://www.high- techproductions.com/historyoftelevision.htm

12. 1936 First television broadcast made available in London. http://www.high- techproductions.com/historyoftelevision.htm

13. 1938 Initial proposal for color T.V. broadcast made by George Valensi. http://www.high- techproductions.com/historyoftelevision.htm

14. 1945 There were fewer than 7,000 working T.V. sets in the country. http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/TamaraTamazashvi li.shtml

15. 1947 Howdy Doody premiers live on NBC in December. http://www.skypoint.com/members/schutz19/doody.htm

16. 1947 In may, live theatre equivalent to the Broadway stage comes to T.V. on a regular commercially sponsored basis with the premier of “Kraft Television Theatre”. http://books.google.com/books?id=CFXgj7a55agC&pg=PA1287&lpg =PA1287&dq=when+was+the+premier+of+kraft+television+theatre &source=bl&ots=3lBkQGYm_s&sig=YdqiLI- dJ8usEc_rhDlGBiyJX8o&hl=en&sa=X&ei=13JuUrr3Eeyx2wXui4HoBg &ved=0CFUQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=when%20was%20the%20pre mier%20of%20kraft%20television%20theatre&f=false

17. 1953 Color broadcasting officially arrives in the U.S. http://www.kingoftheroad.net/colorTV/colortv- revolution.html

18. 1979 The original Sony Walkman Video Camera was invented and put on the market. http://www.whenwasitinvented.org/when-was-the-sony- walkman-invented/

19. 1994 Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen form the film studio DreamWorks. http://www.law.cornell.edu/background/amistad/dream works.html

20. 2013 Canon Vixia HF R series R42 is voted the best known video recorder today. http://camcorders.toptenreviews.com/hdv/canon/canon- vixia-hf-r-review.html

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