the first black and white camera was invented in 1840.
when was the first black and white camera invented?
1840
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in 1896, movie theaters were open in france (paris, lyon, bordeaux, nice, marseille); italy (rome, milan, naples, genoa, venice, bologna, forlì); brussels; and london. the chronological improvements in the medium may be listed concisely. in 1896, edison showed his improved vitascope projector, the first commercially successful projector in the u.s. cooper hewitt invented mercury lamps which made it practical to shoot films indoors without sunlight in 1905. the first animated cartoon was produced in 1906. credits began to appear at the beginning of motion pictures in 1911. the bell and howell 2709 movie camera invented in 1915 allowed directors to make close-ups without physically moving the camera. by the late 1920s, most of the movies produced were sound films. wide screen formats were first experimented with in the 1950s. by the 1970s, most movies were color films. imax and other 70mm formats gained popularity. wide distribution of films became commonplace, setting the ground for "blockbusters." film cinematography dominated the motion picture industry from its inception until the 2010s when digital cinematography became dominant. film cinematography is still used by some directors, especially in specific applications or out of fondness of the format.
cinematography