This document outlines important milestones in film history from 1878 to 2017, including the release of the first 3D film in 1922, the invention of the moviola film editing device in 1924, the premiere of the first talkie film The Jazz Singer in 1927, the first film produced and released in technicolor The Wizard of Oz in 1939, the creation of Dolby Sound technology in the 1940s, the first use of IMAX technology in the film Tiger Child in 1970, the first use of 2D CGI in Westworld in 1973 and 3D imagery in Futureworld in 1976, the invention of the first digital camera in 1975, and Moonlight winning Best Picture at the Oscars in 2017.

1. The history of
film
1922-
First 3d film,
Power of
Love, was
premiered
1924-
The moviola, a device that
allows a film editor to view a
film while editing, was
invented
1927-
The first film presented
as a talkie (The Jazz Singer)
is released
1878-
First moving image
film released (Sallie
Gardner)
1939-
The first film produced in
technicolour is released (
The Wizard Of Oz) and
the highest grossing film
(Gone With The Wind is
released)
1940s-
Dolby Sound created
and Walt Disney’s
Fantasia is the first film
to use it
1970-
Tiger Child is the
first film to use
IMAX technology
1973-
2D CGI was first used in
the movie Westworld
although the first use of
3d imagery was in its
sequel Futureworld in
1976.
1975-
The first digital
camera was
invented
2017 –
Moonlight won
Best film at the
Oscars