<P> The first flexible photographic roll film was sold by George Eastman in 1885 , but this original `` film '' was actually a coating on a paper base . As part of the processing , the image - bearing layer was stripped from the paper and attached to a sheet of hardened clear gelatin . The first transparent plastic roll film followed in 1889 . It was made from highly flammable nitrocellulose ( `` celluloid '' ) , now usually called `` nitrate film '' . </P>
<P> The first flexible photographic roll film was sold by George Eastman in 1885 , but this original `` film '' was actually a coating on a paper base . As part of the processing , the image - bearing layer was stripped from the paper and attached to a sheet of hardened clear gelatin . The first transparent plastic roll film followed in 1889 . It was made from highly flammable nitrocellulose ( `` celluloid '' ) , now usually called `` nitrate film '' . </P>
who introduced the flexible film to the market
who introduced the flexible film to the market
George Eastman
George Eastman