The document outlines the history and development of movie technology from 1895 to present day. It discusses the earliest films shown in theaters in 1895 with no color or sound, the silent era from 1895-1929, the introduction of color in the 1920s and Technicolor in 1922, the first film with synchronized sound in 1927, the development of widescreen formats like Cinemascope in the 1950s, the establishment of the motion picture rating system in 1968, the release of DVD discs and players in 1998, the debut of 3D films in IMAX theaters in 2004, and the release of Blu-ray Disc technology in 2006.

1. History of Movie Technology

2. 1895
• This date is when the first movie was shown
in theaters but had no color or sound.

3. The Silent Era
• From 1895-1929 was known as the silent era
where no films had any sound.

4. 1920-colour
• This is the period when colour began to
appear.

5. Technicolor
• In 1922 the film ‘The Toll Of The Sea’ was the
first film to use Technicolor.

6. Sound
• 1927 was the date that the first film came out
with synchronized sound which was ‘The Jazz
Singer’.

7. 1955-cinemascope
• The cinemascope was introduced in the mid-
50’s by Twentieth century fox which
compresses a picture of 2:1 horizontally and
uses full frame work vertically.

8. 17 May 1968
• This date was when they developed the Film
rating system. The motion picture rating
system debuts with G, PG, R and X.

9. DVD discs and player
• DVD discs came out in 1998 in Europe along
with DVD players.

10. IMAX
• 9 November 2004 was the date when 3D films
came out in the IMAX.

11. Blue Ray
• After the prototype, it continued to be developed until its
official release in June 2006.
• It released its own Blu-ray Disc player in late 2009.