By: Gracson Byrd1st period

Video Production Timeline

A Dutch scientist named Christiaan Huygens invented The Magic Lantern, the first projector device.

http://www.ehow.com/about_4679041_who-invented-projector.html

1650s

Joseph Nicephore Niepce produced the first photograph with a camera obscura.

http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/stilphotography.htm

1827

William Lincoln invented the first machine patented in the United States that showed animated pictures. The device was called the "wheel of life" or "zoopraxiscope". William Lincoln.

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blmotionpictures.htm

1876

The first motion picture was made (a horse in motion)

http://voices.yahoo.com/the-first-movie-ever-made-history-film-firsts-679245.html

1878

First home movie was made, Roundhay Garden Scene.

http://voices.yahoo.com/the-first-movie-ever-made-history-film-firsts-679245.html?cat=37

1888

First Motion Picture Projected for an Audience, Berlin Wintergarten Novelty Program.

http://voices.yahoo.com/the-first-movie-ever-made-history-film-firsts-679245.html?cat=37

1895

The first theater in the world exclusively devoted to showing motion pictures was the Nickelodeon, which was opened in Pittsburgh, Penn.

http://www.infoplease.com/askeds/first-movie-theater.html

1905

The first short comprised solely of animated images, Emile Cohl's Fantasmagorie, receives its premiere in Paris.

http://movies.about.com/od/animatedmovies/a/history-animated-films.htm

1908

Larry Butler invented the green screen for his special effects in the 1940 film "The Thief of Bagdad."

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5172459_invented-green-screen_.html

1940

First commercial. The first one appeared during a Dodgers and Phillies game on July 1, 1941 - it was a 10-second ad for Bulova watches. It was an advertisement for Mr. Potato head in 1952.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/23743/quick-10-10-television-firsts

1941

This first color program was a variety show simply called, "Premiere." the TV show aired from 4:35 to 5:34 p.m. but only reached Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

http://history1900s.about.com/od/1950s/qt/Color-TV.htm

1951

Charles Ginsburg led the research team at Ampex Corporation in developing the first videotape recorder.

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blvideo.htm

1956

Leave it to Beaver was the first TV show to show a toilet.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/23743/quick-10-10-television-firsts

1957

William Higinbotham created the first video game ever called “Tennis for Two”

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blcomputer_videogames.htm

1958

The plasma display monitor was invented at the University of Illinois during July 1964 by Professor Gene Slottow and Professor Donald Bitzer.

http://www.brighthub.com/electronics/home-theater/articles/49462.aspx

1964

The first commercially available video cassette recorder (VCR) , the Sony Betamax, was available.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_6038159_history-video-production-equipment.html

1975

JVC introduced its VHS videocassette recorder.

http://www.ask.com/question/when-was-the-first-vcr-invented

1976

Video cameras designed for personal use, now called camcorders, became available to the general public in the 1980s. These machines were bulky, heavy, and expensive, but proved to be efficient.

http://www.wisegeek.org/who-invented-the-video-camera.htm

1980s

HDMI were invented as a way to replace Component cables as well as carry full digital video and audio on a single cable.

http://www.electronicswarehouse.com.au/blog/the-history-of-hdmi-cables-technology/

2002

YouTube was invented by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim out of a garage in Menlo Park.

http://inventors.about.com/od/xyzstartinventions/a/YouTube.htm

2005