Timeline of the History of Video Production

By: Summer Stussy

1867 “Wheel of Life”In 1867 William Lincoln patented the “wheel

of life” or “zoopraxiscope” that were moving photographs watched through a slit in the “wheel of life”.

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1885 Reel of FilmIn 1885 the first reel of film was created out

of sensitized paper made with a gelatin emulsion. It was invented by two men called George Eastman and William H. Walker.

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1895 First Motion Picture Camera In 1895 a Frenchman named Louis Lumiere invented the first

motion picture camera. Other people created this around the same time, but what made his different was that it was portable.

The first motion picture ever made was “Horse In Motion”, it was a groundbreaking motion picture created by Eadweard Muybridge.

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1897 The First Television Camera The first television camera was invented in

1897. It employed earlier versions of the cathode ray tube.

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1928 Animation Animation came around during the Great

Depression. More specifically, in 1906.

“Mickey Mouse” came out twenty-two years later in 1928 with his first clip, Steamboat Willie.

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1942 CCTVFirst CCTV cameras are installed. German

engineer, Walter Bruch, is responsible for this design.

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1948Owner of the Polaroid Corporation, Edwin

Land, invented the first one-step camera.

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1956 First Video RecorderA German scientist during World War 2

invented the first video tape recorder.

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1971 VCRThe first VCR was sold by Sony in 1971.

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1964 VTRSony introduced the first CV-2000 VTR in

1964 to the US.

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1967 Concord 12 IpsConcord released the 12 Ips as a significant

improvement sold by Sony.

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1973 SX-70Polaroid comes up with a one step instant

photography with the SX-70.

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1978 Autofocus CameraKonica introduces the first aim-and-shoot

autofocus camera.

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1981 Still VideoIn 1981, still video was first demonstrated by

the Sony Mavica single-lens reflex.

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1982 Video EquipmentIn the 1980s, Sony started to bring prices of

professional equipment down.

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1985 Imaging ProcessorPixar introduces digital imaging processor in

1985.

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1986 SensorIn 1986, Kodak’s scientists invented the first

megapixel sensor.

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1987 Kodak’s ReleaseIn 1987, Kodak released products for storing,

recording, manipulating, printing, and transmitting electronic still images.

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1990 Photo CD SystemIn 1990, Kodak came up with the Photo CD

system.

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1991 Professional CameraKodak released the first professional camera,

Nikon F-3.

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