The Age of Movies
As an inevitable Netflix binger, I could never imagine having to go to a building and watch The Office through a peephole. In 1888, Thomas Edison conceived the video projector, but it was 13 years later when his assistant, William Dickson, invented the Kinetoscope and showed the first silent film to a NY audience. Sadly, this had to be watched 1 by 1 through a peephole. It wasn’t until one year later, in 1896, when Edison invented the Vitascope that actually projected films. According to class lecture, it was said that less people go every week, to the movies, than they did 70 years ago, yet box office sales rose historically because of the increased ticket prices and inflation. But despite this, video and movie quality keeps advancing. It is amazing to see how far we have come; from having no sound and projector, to having the first 4-D films being made.